The government of USA This Tuesday he reaffirmed his support for Ukraine despite having run out of funds to send kyiv the missiles and ammunition it needs for its war against Russia.
This Tuesday, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin hosted a virtual meeting of the contact group for the defense of Ukraine, made up of about 50 countries and established in April 2022 to coordinate the sending of military aid. to Ukraine.
“The United States remains determined to support Ukraine in its fight for freedom,” Austin stated to his counterparts in the contact group.
Austin argued that “Ukraine’s fight against tyranny” makes all countries in the world safer and warned that if the allies falter in their help to Ukraine, there will be “more bloodshed and chaos.”
He therefore urged the group to send Ukraine more weaponry, including air defense systems, and credited countries such as Estonia, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom for announcing new commitments to the security of Ukraine since the last group meeting.
Austin spoke from his residence, where he is recovering after surgery for prostate cancer. His video intervention was the first since the controversy broke out over his hospitalization, which he tried to keep secret and did not communicate to the White House.
On December 27, 2023, the Pentagon announced its latest assistance package to Ukraine, worth US$250 million.
Since then, the United States has been unable to supply more weapons to Ukraine due to disagreements between the White House and Republicans, who control the Lower House and refuse to approve more funds for kyiv.
The White House has asked Congress for $60 billion for Ukraine, but Republicans have stated that they will only approve this assistance if the US border with Mexico is reinforced. through which a record number of 300,000 undocumented migrants crossed in December.
Negotiations between the Republicans and the White House continue and, meanwhile, the Pentagon He is trying to publicly put pressure on conservatives to reconsider and approve aid to Ukraine.
Since the start of the Russian invasion in February 2022, the United States has sent about $44.2 billion to Ukraine in military assistance.
Source: Gestion
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