“The Biden administration is seeking to include the request in an expanded government spending package expected to be considered in December”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
According to the publication, 16 billion dollars will be used to replenish the stocks of American weapons in Ukraine. Another eight billion dollars is proposed to be allocated to the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI), under which the Pentagon contracts with manufacturers, rather than providing equipment and weapons directly from its warehouses.
Two aides to the congressman confirmed the details of the offer to the publication. According to them, Congress received the document on Monday, November 25.
The Biden administration is seeking to include the request in an expanded government spending package expected to be considered in December. Politico rates the chances of congressional approval of the request as “slight.”
After the victory of Donald Trump in the presidential elections, the Biden administration accelerated the sending of military aid to Ukraine, The Wall Street Journal wrote. White House officials fear that the new administration will cut supplies in an effort to push Ukraine into negotiations.
As part of strengthening support for Ukraine before Trump’s inauguration, which is scheduled for January 20, Biden gave permission to Kyiv to use ATACMS long-range missiles against targets on the territory of Russia, authorized the provision of anti-personnel mines, wrote off half of the loan in the amount of 4.65 billion dollars, and also introduced sanctions against Gazprombank, which, according to Washington, Russia uses to purchase military equipment, Bloomberg pointed out.