Ukrainian soldiers do not have the reserves and ammunition stores they needThe US Undersecretary of Defense, Celeste Wallander, stated this Tuesday during a press conference.
According to the official, due to the lack of funding approved by Congress, the US cannot send new capabilities.
«We can fulfill existing contracts. “These are substantial in 2024. But the amount we would be able to provide to Ukraine would not reach the pace or scale that we have been able to provide to Ukraine since Congress first generously approved support for Ukraine in 2022,” he stated.
On December 27 of the previous year, Washington granted Kiev a new aid package amounting to $250 million.
In this regard, the White House Strategic Communication Coordinator, John Kirby, declared last Tuesday that this military assistance package for Ukraine “was the last” from the United States and “there is no other one in preparation nor is it planned to be announced.” or deliver it” soon.
Meanwhile, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made his first public appearance on Tuesday at an event on military assistance to kyiv. The Pentagon chief stated that there is “no credible evidence of the misuse or illicit diversion of American material” provided to Ukraine and called for more help for the Slavic country. With RT
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