A C-17 loaded with ammunition for Ukraine at Dover Air Force Base. File photoWASHINGTON, May 13U.S. arms sales to Ukraine could be suspended if the Senate does not pass a bill for new aid to Kyiv, the Pentagon said.
"If we don't get authority soon, it will it is possible that there will be a bubble, a period of time in which nothing will be transmitted. And we would like to be sure that this can be avoided", — said at the briefing the official representative of the US military department, John Kirby.
As previously reported, the US administration believes that the current funds provided for assistance to Ukraine will last until May 19. The House of Representatives this week approved a $40 billion aid package to Ukraine requested by President Joe Biden. However, the day before, Republican Senator Rand Paul from Kentucky blocked the bill, demanding that amendments be included in the document to tighten supervision over the spending of these funds. He explained this by saying that Washington cannot thoughtlessly spend money on «saving Ukraine», dooming the American economy, which is threatened by public debt, inflation and the collapse of the dollar. «/>The United States is on the verge of destroying the petrodollar with its own hands. Since February 24, Russia has been conducting a special operation to denazify and demilitarize Ukraine. As Vladimir Putin stressed, its goal is «to protect people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» According to the Ministry of Defense, the Russian military strikes only on military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops, nothing threatens the civilian population. The ministry called the liberation of Donbass the main goal of the operation. Against this background, the United States and its NATO allies continue to pump weapons to Ukraine. The day before, President Joe Biden signed a lend-lease law that simplifies the provision of military assistance to it. Moscow has repeatedly stated that the supply of Western weapons only prolongs the conflict, and the transport of weapons becomes a legitimate target. In addition, Western countries have imposed new sanctions against Russia, however, from -for this, they faced high inflation in the fuel and food markets.