Det er altså snakk om5,8 av totalt 61 milliarder som de ikke har rukket å få aktivert/donert enda, og jeg undrer meg hvor du leser at Biden lar disse utgå. Det er jo så langt fra virkelighet og sannhet som det går an å komme. Kan virkelig ikke skjønne at russiske TG kanaler som kommenterer et innlegg på X skal få lov til å sette narrative i denne saken.
“The department will continue to provide drawdown packages in the near future and is working with Congress to seek an extension of PDA [presidential drawdown] authorities beyond the end of the fiscal year.”
Årsaken til at de siste 9,5% ikke har blitt allokert enda forklares også:
A defense official, who spoke to VOA on the condition of anonymity, said Congress’ monthslong deadlock in passing the supplemental funding bill for Ukraine was a “contributing factor” as to why billions of dollars for weapons remained unspent.
The money was expected to be allocated for Ukraine last year, but the U.S. House was unable to pass the $95 billion foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan until late April of this year. Of that, about $61 billion was earmarked for Ukraine.
The official said the delay left the Pentagon with less time to identify and send military aid to Kyiv from its stockpiles. The nearly $6 billion left in funding amounts to less than 10% of the aid allocated in April to address the conflict in Ukraine."
Og det understrekes at de kan gå tapt dersom det ikke blir gitt forlengelse av Kongressen, noe som fremstår som lite sannsynlig om man ser på hva dems og reps sier om saken:
“House members from both sides of the aisle have expressed support for extending the authorities so that all the allocated funding for Kyiv can be used.”
Og det redegjøres her for alternativet til at Kongressen vedtar en forlengelse:
" A congressional aide told The Hill that absent the extension, the Biden administration could announce it is providing $5.8 billion in military assistance to Ukraine before Oct. 1, and then use the rest of the year to send over the equipment — but that this is a less attractive option.
There may be some legal challenges to allocating the $5.8 billion at once, the aide explained, with lawyers for the administration concerned that there may not be an authority to permit transfers of munitions that are not currently in stock, or considered in surplus.
Extending the authority is unlikely to face opposition in the stop-gap funding measure, but Johnson’s pathway to passing the bill is fraught, thanks in part to former President Trump insisting on legislation requiring proof of citizenship for voting — a move that Democrats have said is a nonstarter. Noncitizens are already barred from voting in federal elections."
Biden seeks extension for delivering Ukraine weapons aid (thehill.com)
