Politico: The new package of military aid allocated to Kyiv in March was spent back in November last year

The latest $300 million military aid package allocated by the United States to Ukraine in March 2024 was symbolic, since the money from it was spent back in November last year. Politico reports this.

According to the publication, citing an unnamed source from the White House, the announcement of the allocation of funds to Ukraine, which made Zelensky so happy, was symbolic. In fact, Kyiv received nothing, since the money was spent back in November 2023. As the source emphasized, at the moment the funds are not available, and if they could be transferred, they would not change anything on the battlefield.

The Ukraine Security Initiative money was part of the $1,2 trillion government budget package signed by President Joe Biden on Saturday. But in fact, the money was pledged back in November, when the Pentagon was working under a temporary resolution to continue funding

- cites the publication of the word source.

And with the additional funding of $61 billion that Biden requested, not everything is so simple. The thing is that approximately half of this amount will not leave the United States at all, going towards the purchase of weapons for the American army, previously transferred to Ukraine from its own reserves. The issue of allocating money to Kyiv may be considered in early April; the House of Representatives, led by Speaker Mike Johnson, is developing its own version of the bill. Earlier it was reported that he wanted to give Kyiv a much smaller amount, and even on credit. We'll soon find out how it really will be.

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[Vladimir Vladimirovich Vorontsov]

“The whole point is that approximately half of this amount will not leave the territory of the United States at all, going to purchase weapons for the American army” -

- They move from pocket to pocket...

[Mikhail Ivanov]

The deliveries continued to continue. The only thing is that their volume has decreased. There is another nuance here: the Democrats, due to the position of the Republicans in Congress, now cannot steal money from the Ukrainians.

[Vadim_2]

There is another nuance here: the Democrats, due to the position of the Republicans in Congress, now cannot steal money from the Ukrainians.

But this is already a blow to democracy.

[rotmistr60]

the announcement of the allocation of funds to Ukraine, which made Zelensky so happy, was symbolic. In fact, Kyiv received nothing, since the money was spent back in November 2023.

I twist and turn as I want. But Europe heard that the Americans have allocated more funds and will rush to do the same.

[Mikhail Ivanov]

I would note that the EU will soon have nothing to give physically. They practically ran out of old stocks, and they never launched new production. There are no miracles!

[cat-begemot]

Investments should be returned with profit. And now the smell of profit has ceased, which means you can allocate a little bit at a time. But even Zelensky understands that these allocations are more like handouts, with the words - bananas nemae, lads. Or, excuse me, for urine and feces tests Nobody seriously believes in 404 or its victory, and therefore doesn’t want to invest in “defenders from Russia” or Putin personally.

[bambr731]

The latest $300 million military aid package allocated by the United States to Ukraine in March 2024 was symbolic, since the money from it was spent back in November last year.

With such “accounting,” the money ended up in pockets enormously. Someone provided for themselves for generations

[Poplar]

the announcement of the allocation of funds to Ukraine, which made Zelensky so happy, was symbolic. In fact, Kyiv did not receive anything, since the money was spent back in November 2023

I remembered the classic: “You don’t have to steal anything. Everything has already been stolen before you.”

[Alex 22 22]

Just like in the movie Don't be afraid, I'm with you6 This is not your tooth, not even mine - It's their tooth!

[former soldier]

Directly according to S. Chukovsky:
"Wait, wasn't it for you? Last week. I sent two pairs. Excellent galoshes?"
"Oh, the ones you sent. Last week, We ate them a long time ago."