US confirms Ukraine military supplies have stopped — RT World News

“We issued the last withdrawal package that we had funding to support, which is why it is so important that Congress act on this additional national security request.” Kirby told reporters at a news conference, acknowledging this “Help that [the US had] The situation has now stopped.

President Joe Biden approved the latest $250 million aid package in late December through the Presidential Withdrawal Authority, which allows weapons to be urgently delivered to allies without congressional approval.

Biden is asking Congress to vote in favor of his request for an additional budget worth more than $100 billion, including more than $60 billion allocated to Ukraine. Republicans blocked this measure, demanding that the White House and Democrats in Congress approve their plan to tighten security on the border with Mexico.

Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young told the press last January about the recall authority “We will not bring large batches of equipment into Ukraine.” Describing the situation as “dangerous”.

Earlier this month, Pentagon spokesman Major General Patrick Ryder warned that the military was running out of options “To replenish stocks.”

While Biden publicly pledged to support Kyiv “Whatever it takes,” Some Republicans and the media were skeptical of Washington's current strategy, given that Ukraine's highly publicized counteroffensive ended without significant territorial gains.

Valery Zalozhny, Ukraine's highest-ranking general, admitted last year that conflict was ongoing “At a dead end.”

EU officials also increasingly acknowledge that arms shipments to Ukraine have been delayed due to production and logistics problems.

“Europe does not know how to fight wars” Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said in a recent interview. “Unfortunately, our friends have spent a lot of time deliberating over how and when to increase their production of weapons and ammunition.”