Pentagon Commits Nearly All $400M in Ukraine Aid a Day Before Deadline
The Pentagon has obligated 99.8% of the $400 million that Congress approved for Ukraine, US Senator Chris Coons said on Tuesday, Sept. 29, a day before the funds were set to expire. The package reportedly includes no Patriot interceptors, which Kyiv urgently needs.
The Pentagon has allocated nearly all $400 million in military assistance to Ukraine, just one day before the funds expired on Sept. 30. Senator Chris Coons revealed that 99.8% of the aid had been obligated by the Department of Defense on Tuesday, Sept. 29. Coons expressed disappointment in the Pentagon's decision to wait until the final hours of the fiscal year, criticizing the lack of timely briefings and adherence to legal requirements.
The funds, sourced from the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI), were initially approved by Congress late last year and allocated in June by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. By late July, the funds remained unobligated, but the Pentagon managed to obligate $307 million and plans to obligate the remaining $93 million before the deadline.
The contracts for the remaining funds are set to expire in October 2029, although the first shipments of weapons and equipment have already begun. Despite the recent commitments, Ukraine still awaits critical weapons like Patriot interceptors, which are essential for defending against Russian ballistic missiles.
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