Posted 12/4/2023, 10:00:00 AM
White House Urgently Requests More Ukraine Military Aid from Congress as Funds Run Dry
- White House warns Congress that Ukraine is running out of military aid funding and needs more approved urgently
- All previously allocated Ukraine aid funding has been used up by the Pentagon and State Department
- Failure to approve new Ukraine aid puts recent battlefield gains at risk
- Biden has requested $61.4 billion in emergency aid, but it's stalled over disputes on tying it to border security funds
- Aid funding so far has gone to U.S. defense industry to replace weapons sent to Ukraine, benefiting economy