Pentagon on aid to Ukraine: it all depends on Congress, no predictions can be made
Kyiv • UNN
The future of US aid to Ukraine depends on Congress, and the Pentagon hopes that the next aid package will be passed soon, but cannot make any predictions, according to US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.
Future U.S. aid to Ukraine depends on Congress. It is impossible to make predictions. This was stated by US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin during a briefing following a meeting of the Ramstein-20 contact group, and added that he would continue to work with colleagues, including friends in Congress, to make this possible, UNN reports.
"As for a potential breakthrough by Russia, we have seen that yes, Russia is partially succeeding in winning small military victories. They are putting huge resources for the sake of those pieces of land that they are seizing. My colleagues, as well as the Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine, are confident that they will be able to defend their homeland in the future. Yes, they need ammunition, they need help to continue their defense," Austin said.
Austin noted that the Pentagon will hope that the next aid package for Ukraine will be adopted soon.
"Of course, we understand the importance of what the US is providing to Ukraine and we are optimistic that the next steps will be taken, but you know that all this depends on the Congress. You can't make any predictions. [I will continue to work with my colleagues, including my friends in Congress, to make this happen," Austin said.
Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba saidthat the US Congress' blocking of an aid package for Ukraine designed to counter Russia's war is "shocking."
