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May 08, 2023 10:54PM ET
wtf are they serious
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U.S. announces $1.2 billion in military aid for Ukraine
Published May 08, 2023 09:12PM ET
Updated May 09, 2023 02:41PM ET
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian service members unpack Javelin anti-tank missiles, delivered by plane as part of the U.S. military support package for Ukraine, at the Boryspil International Airport outside Kyiv, Ukraine February 10, 2022. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
By Mike Stone
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States announced on Tuesday a new $1.2 billion military aid package for Ukraine that will include air defense systems, ammunition and funds for training, the Pentagon said.
Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) funds will be used to purchase the weapons, allowing President Joe Biden's administration to buy weapons from industry rather than pull them from U.S. stocks. Delivery of the weapons and systems depends on their availability and production timeline.
In the package, Ukraine will receive additional air defense systems and munitions as well as the technology to integrate Western air defense launchers, missiles and radars with Ukraine's native defense systems. The funds will pay for 155-mm Howitzer ammunition, counter-drone ammunition, satellite imagery and various types of training, the Pentagon said.
So far in fiscal 2023, the Department of Defense has provided $5 billion in security assistance to Ukraine under the USAI in four separate tranches. In fiscal 2022, the U.S. put $6.3 billion worth of USAI funds to work buying for Ukraine's defense.
The U.S. has also rushed more than $35 billion worth of weapons to Ukraine using Presidential Drawdown Authority, which authorizes the president to transfer articles and services from U.S. stocks without congressional approval during an emergency.
Tuesday's military aid comes as Congress and the White House debate ways to avoid a default on the nation's debt, with many Republicans demanding sharp cuts in domestic spending in exchange for lifting the debt limit.
However, members of both parties insist they support continued aid for Ukraine including top Republicans House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Mitch McConnell, the top Republican in the Senate.
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Mark Gess
May 08, 2023 10:54PM ET
Sure, let's keep the political money la-undering going for as long as we can. Make sure you give the B-ig G-uy his 10%.
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Ac Tektrader
May 08, 2023 10:54PM ET
as long as they can keep the kill rates higher against the Russians the better the chance of a Ukrainian victory against nthe Brutal totalitarian Russian dictatorship....
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Benjamin USA
May 08, 2023 10:54PM ET
Bill Powers
May 08, 2023 10:54PM ET
I love how triggered you get over maga supporters. keep up the comments and thanks for the laughs
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