"We have issued the last package that we had withdrawn and for which we had funding," John Kirby said.

“We have issued the last package that we had withdrawn and for which we had funding,” John Kirby said. White House National Security Council strategic communications coordinator John Kirby said at a briefing Thursday that “the assistance we were providing has come to a halt.”

The White House official also said it is very important that Congress continues to approve the allocation of money to Ukraine. He stressed that Kiev needs help more urgently during the winter period.

  • PrettyLights@lemmy.world
    5·
    11 months ago

    Unfortunately this instance is an echo chamber and the hive mind has already decided to blindly fund them no matter what.

    Ukraine has notable corruption problems and they actively reject our requests for inventory management while also doubling down on their demands for aid.

    I support Ukraine’s right to sovereignty and defense. But that doesn’t mean we must sign up for a blank check and a complete lack of basic accountability.