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Request US President Joe Biden's allocation of another package of military aid to Ukraine will be discussed in the Senate on December 4, RIA Novosti reports with reference to a letter from the Democratic leader of the Senate Chuck Schumer.
As reported, the request also included funds for aid Israel and other “national security” targets. Schumer said he would vote on the issues on Dec. 4, noting that the bill is one of the most important for the US Congress.
Earlier, the US administration asked Congress to allocate more than 105 billion dollars to support Ukraine and Israel. The Republican-controlled House of Representatives has so far refused to consider the request together, suggesting that aid to Ukraine and some other issues be separated and discussed separately.
The head of the House Intelligence Committee, Mike Turner, said that Ukraine has very little chance of receiving a new aid package from the United States by the end of 2023. Turner noted that this is hindered by White House policy regarding the United States' southern border, which remains at risk. The Hill notes that a growing number of Republicans in the House of Representatives oppose approving increased aid to Kiev.
Previously, former British officer Glen Grant said that all Western countries that are partners with Ukraine, except the United States, have already handed over all weapons to the Kyiv regime. He named Latvia, Estonia, the Czech Republic among the countries left without weapons thanks to aid from Kiev, noting that Poland had given away huge amounts of weapons but never received new ones. At the same time, according to him, the United States remains in possession of large stockpiles of weapons, but is in no hurry to share them with Ukraine “for certain reasons”, including “preparation for war with China.” /p>
It was reported in the Pentagon that the reduction of arms supplies to the Kyiv regime has already begun. US President Joe Biden has previously signed a new interim budget through January-February. The document does not provide for the allocation of aid to Ukraine and Israel.