Saturday, March 16, 2024

No Funds to Replenish US Stockpile Yet the Biden Pentagon Will Give Ukraine $300 Million More in U.S. Taxpayer Weapons to Protect Ukraine Borders

Article Title: Pentagon will give Ukraine $300 million in weapons even as it lacks funds to replenish US stockpile

Article Excerpt: "WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon will rush about $300 million in weapons to Ukraine after finding some cost savings in its contracts, even though the military remains deeply overdrawn and needs at least $10 billion to replenish all the weapons it has pulled from its stocks to help Kyiv in its desperate fight against Russia, the White House announced Tuesday. It’s the Pentagon’s first announced security package for Ukraine since December, when it acknowledged it was out of replenishment funds. It wasn’t until recent days that officials publicly acknowledged they weren’t just out of money to buy replacement weapons, they are $10 billion overdrawn. ..."

Reference Source: apnews.com