Posted on 08/05/2022 1:38:04 PM PDT by Mount Athos
The Biden administration's next security assistance package for Ukraine is expected to be $1 billion, one of the largest so far, and include munitions for long-range weapons and armoured medical transport vehicles, three sources briefed on the matter told Reuters on Friday.
Last Monday, the Pentagon announced a separate security assistance package for Ukraine valued at up to $550 million, including additional ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS).
The new package would be funded under the Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA), in which the president can authorize the transfer of articles and services from U.S. stocks without congressional approval in response to an emergency.
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🤣😂. Russia Russia Russia!
I don't know about Russia but the Donetsk and Lughansk militias are armed to the teeth with Western weapons...not to mention the Chechens, Cossacks, Buryats, Wagners, and even the newly formed Kherson militia.
I bet there’s plenty of FReepers that will say $1 billion isn’t enough. Even though we’ve already sent them enough to build the southern wall twice over.
Sigh.
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