USA: Ukraine aid only lasts until the turn of the year
Ukraine's survival depends largely on the USA and its support. Now a letter from the White House warns urgently of a collapse in aid to Kiev. The approved funds will soon be used up - and the support of other partners will not be enough to compensate.
According to the government in Washington, the funds approved by the US Congress for Ukraine will be completely used up by the end of the year. If the US parliament does not act, the government will no longer have any funds to procure further weapons and equipment for Ukraine or to deliver equipment from its own military stocks to Kiev from the New Year. Shalanda Young, Director of the National Budget Office in the USA, wrote this in a letter to the leadership in both chambers of Congress. The White House published the letter.
In the letter, Young urged Congress to act: "We are out of money - and almost out of time." There is "no magic pot" from which funds can be tapped, Young warned. If the flow of weapons and equipment from the USA were to be interrupted, this would "bring Ukraine to its knees on the battlefield".
This would not only jeopardize Kiev's successes, but also increase the likelihood of Russian victories. "If our aid is stopped, it will cause considerable problems for Ukraine." Even if the international partners had increased their support, they would not be able to compensate for the aid from the USA.
97 percent of funds used up
Young listed what had already been used of the funds approved to date. The Pentagon had already used up 97 percent of the funds approved for Ukraine. The money earmarked for economic aid to the country has already been fully utilized. "If Ukraine's economy collapses, they will no longer be able to continue fighting," she warned.
The USA is Ukraine's most important military supporter and has already provided billions in aid. The loss of this aid would be fatal, especially as Europe is also failing to meet its self-imposed delivery obligations for ammunition to Ukraine, as German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius recently had to admit.
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Source: www.ntv.de
