U.S. Preparing New Weapons Package For Ukraine

The United States is preparing a new military aid package for Ukraine that could be worth as much as $400 million, according to two US officials who spoke to Reuters.

Threatened by far-right Congress members with the speakership, GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson has so far refused to call a vote on a bill that would provide $60 billion more for Ukraine. I Photo: Володимир Зеленський Facebook

This move marks the first such action in months, as additional funds for Kyiv remain blocked by Republican leaders in Congress. Mike Stone, Idrees Ali, and Patricia Zengerle reported for Reuters.

One official stated that the funding for this package comes from credits refunded to the Pentagon for recent purchases.

The US Army, in particular, has been making significant purchases of munitions and vehicles to replenish stocks sent to Ukraine.

The last drawdown was in December 2023 when funds to replenish stocks fell to zero. Utilizing the returned funds to replenish stocks opens a narrow window to urgently allow more aid to be sent from existing stocks as the Biden administration awaits supplemental funding to be passed by lawmakers.

US President Joe Biden, a Democrat, has supported military aid to Ukraine since Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022. Meanwhile, his likely Republican opponent in the November 5 US election, former President Donald Trump, has a more isolationist stance.

GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson, an ally of Trump, has so far refused to call a vote on a bill that would provide $60 billion more for Ukraine.

The measure has passed the Democratic-run Senate, and both Republicans and Democrats in

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