12-18-2023, 10:24 PM

The White House has warned that Ukraine's aid will run out at the end of the month

The White House warned Monday that Ukraine's aid package later this month will be the last unless Congress approves more.

Ukraine “still needs our help,” National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters Monday, despite aid helping it resist Russia's invasion.

He cited a letter to Congress from the Department of Defense comptroller, Mike McCord, warning that the department had fully allocated all replenishment authority funding for Ukraine.

We plan to send Ukraine another aid package later this month. Kirby stated that once that one is completed, as the comptroller, Mr. McCord, stated in his note to Congress today, we will have no more replenishment authority and will need Congress to act immediately.

A package introduced in October to provide billions of dollars in Ukraine funding and defense funding for Israel and Taiwan has been stalled in Congress by Republicans' demands for Biden administration immigration and border security concessions.

Even though Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky met with congressional leaders last week to make his case to lawmakers, Biden has said he is willing to compromise with Republicans, but a deal is unlikely before the end of the year.

Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Congress has approved $113 billion in security, economic, and humanitarian aid, including $46.6 billion in direct military aid. The US gives Ukraine the most aid.

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