Biden administration fails to use nearly US$4 bn in aid for Ukraine – Pentagon
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Sat, 11 Jan 2025 02:32:20 +0200
US President Joe Bidens administration has not used nearly US4 billion of the aid package for Ukraine approved by Congress in April. Source Sabrina Singh, Deputy Spokesperson for the US Department of Defense, at a briefing, cited by Ukrinform Details The White House has not spent the entire amount of the aid package for Ukraine and will transfer nearly US4 billion to the administration of US Presidentelect Donald Trump.
This money will be available under the Presidential Drawdown Authority PDA. Quote from Singh So, it will be just under 4 billion that will be left in the authority PDA that the next administration will get the opportunity to use for Ukraine.
Details Singh responded to journalists questions about the amount of aid left for Ukraine after the US announced its most recent military aid package for Ukraine this week. Background On Monday, 30 December, the US announced a new security assistance package for Ukraine, totalling almost US2.5 billion. On 9 January, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced a US500 million military aid package during a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group, also known as the Ramstein Group, at Ramstein Air Base in Germany.
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