The White House Has A Plan To Send Arms To Ukraine Despite Aid Stalemate With Congress

FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky meeting US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. © Telegram / Ukrainian presidency  

Bloomberg: Pentagon Has a Workaround to Send Ukraine Arms Despite Aid Stalemate 

(Bloomberg) -- The White House warns it will run out of money by the end of the year to keep sending Ukraine military aid unless Congress breaks a funding deadlock. 

But analysts and lawmakers say there’s a workaround that means the deadline isn’t quite so tight. The tactic: Continue to provide arms from US stockpiles in hopes of waiting until later for the money to replace them. 

According to Pentagon estimates, the US can still send Ukraine military hardware valued at $4.6 billion under what’s called Presidential Drawdown Authority. Yet it only has $1 billion to buy new equipment to replace the old.  

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WNU Editor: This aid will not be enough. It will only serve as a temporary measure.  

Update: This is the impression that I am also getting .... US wants Ukraine to fight Russia on tighter budget – NYT (RT). The New York Times article (behind a paywall) is here .... U.S. and Ukraine Search for a New Strategy After Failed Counteroffensive (New York Times).

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