US Capitol Building. File photoWASHINGTON, Jun 2. U.S. congressmen are urging President Joe Biden's administration to provide them with the necessary information on spending $40 billion allocated to Ukraine, Politico writes. for the unprecedented amount of funds provided and to properly track the thousands of weapons and equipment supplied to Ukraine.
"A number of congressmen have already warned the administration that a future aid package may not be supported by the overwhelming majority of members of Congress, as it has been in previous times. The key factor in this matter will be how comprehensively the Pentagon will account for the allocated funds,» follows the publication.
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US Ambassador: Washington Won't Regulate MLRS Fire in Ukraine According to Pentagon spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Anton Semelroth, the US Department of Defense is «committed to transparency with the public and with Congress» when it comes to providing funds to other countries. At the same time, as Politico points out, the agency did not submit reports to legislators on the costs associated with ensuring the security of European partners in due time. US President Joe Biden signed a bill allocating about $40 billion to Ukraine at the end of May. The package includes military, economic and humanitarian aid, as well as various allocations, one way or another related to the situation in this country. Against the backdrop of a Russian special operation to protect the Donbass, Washington and NATO allies continue to pump weapons to Ukraine. Moscow has repeatedly stated that the supply of Western weapons only prolongs the conflict, and transport with them becomes a legitimate target. Since February 24, Russia has been conducting a special military operation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine. Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» The army has already completed the main task of the first stage — it significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The military department called the liberation of Donbass the main goal of the operation.