The U.S. has run out of existing money for aid for Ukraine, and “there’s no other magical pot to dip into” unless Congress passes a new funding package, U.S. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said on Jan. 3.
The U.S. State Department announced a $250 military aid package for Ukraine on Dec. 27, exhausting the remaining funds already earmarked. A bill containing $61.4 billion in aid for Ukraine was blocked by Republicans in the Senate earlier in December because it did not contain strict measures on U.S. border and immigration policy.
Kirby said that due to a lag between the signing out of funding packages and their actual delivery, Ukraine will still receive items allocated on Dec. 27 for the “coming days and weeks.
Source: National News Agency – Lebanon