CNN: The White House is going to request additional funding for the Armed Forces of Ukraine from Congress in the fall
8/7/2023, 9:24:01 PM
Highlights: The US government is working on a new package of military assistance to Ukraine. The package is planned to be sent to Congress in the fall. Assistant Secretary of the Army for Procurement, Logistics and Technology Doug Bush said the authorities intend to convincingly state their position. Bush also expressed hope to get financial support from Congress, especially with regard to increasing the production and purchase of shells for Kyiv. Earlier, the Pentagon said that the first batch of American-made Abrams tanks had already been officially approved for transfer to the territory of Ukraine.
The US government is working on a new package of military assistance to Ukraine, which is planned to be sent to Congress in the fall.
This information is provided by CNN with reference to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Procurement, Logistics and Technology Doug Bush.
"The administration is working on a package that Congress will consider in the fall," he said.
He noted that the authorities intend to convincingly state their position. Bush also expressed hope to get financial support from Congress, especially with regard to increasing the production and purchase of shells for Kyiv.
Earlier, the Pentagon said that the first batch of American-made Abrams tanks had already been officially approved for transfer to the territory of Ukraine.