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Stars and Stripes | Pentagon urges Congress to pass supplemental Ukraine aid bill swiftly as funding for weapons runs low
The Pentagon will run out of funds to send weapons from its stockpiles to Ukraine by the third week of May unless Congress quickly approves a $33 billion supplemental aid bill for the war-torn country, chief Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said Monday.
Only $100 million remains of a $3.5 billion authority granted by Congress in March to pull weapons and equipment from U.S. inventories and ship them to Ukrainians battling Russian forces, Kirby said. The White House is seeking another $20 billion in military assistance for Ukraine, including $5 billion in an additional drawdown authority as part of a new spending request delivered last month to Congress.
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