American Abrams tanks deployed on the front line in Ukraine
American military assistance to Ukraine will end by the end of the war this year, the White House warned in Monday, adding that Russia will make gains on the battlefield unless Congress agrees to new capabilities for Kiev.
“Cutting off the flow of American weapons and equipment will bring Ukraine to its knees on the battlefield, not only jeopardizing gains, Ukraine has achieved, but also by increasing the likelihood of Russian military victories,” Shalanda Young, White House budget director, wrote in a letter. Congressional leaders.
Her scathing assessment of what will happen if Washington cannot continue supplying arms to Ukraine comes as Joe Biden pushes for $106 billion in emergency funds for his foreign policy priorities.
< p>The President has repeatedly called for Conservative Republicans in Congress continue to fund Kiev's fight against Russian invasion, arguing that this support is vital to America's security.
“I want to be clear: without Congressional action, by the end of the year we will run out of resources to purchase more weapons and equipment for Ukraine, as well as to provide equipment from the US military stockpile,” Ms. Mrs. Young in her letter to party leaders. in Congress and Senate.
“There is no magic funding source that can meet this need. We're out of money — and almost out of time.»
She said that as of mid-November, the Pentagon had used 97 percent of its $62.3 billion in support for Ukraine, while the State Department had exhausted all $4.7 billion in security assistance.
“Already, our security assistance packages have become smaller and aid supplies have become more limited,” she wrote. “If our security assistance ceases, it will create serious problems for Ukraine. While our allies around the world have stepped up to do more, U.S. support is critical and cannot be duplicated by others.»
Ms Young also made it clear that Ukraine needed economic support to continue to fight Vladimir Putin's invasion. “If Ukraine's economy collapses, they will not be able to continue the fight at full capacity. stop,” she warned.
“Putin understands this well, which is why Russia has made the destruction of Ukraine’s economy a central part of its strategy, as you can see in its attacks on Ukraine’s grain exports and energy infrastructure.”
The White House warning comes amid a growing number of developments. fears that EU leaders will not be able to reach a budget agreement that would provide Kyiv with 50 billion euros.
A second EU fund of 20 billion euros to send weapons to Ukraine for four years is also in doubt due to the division between national capitals.
Meanwhile, a report on the Ukrainian counteroffensive revealed deep divisions between military strategists in Kiev and Washington.
US officials were reportedly disappointed with Ukraine's actions The Washington The Post reported that their Ukrainian counterparts complained that tanks and armored fighting vehicles arrived too late or even broke down ahead of the battle, which they said was unlike anything NATO forces had experienced before.
Of eight “tabletop” military exercises conducted by US and British planners, a senior Ukrainian military official said: “All these methods… they can be neatly taken and thrown away, you know? And throw them away, because that’s not how it works now.”
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