Aid to Israel and Ukraine reduces the military strength of the US military
reported by Mehr News Agency, the New York Times newspaper quoted American officials as saying that Pentagon officials are currently investigating whether arms aid to Israel and Ukraine will reduce American military strength and reserves. .
According to the New York Times, the Biden administration sends military weapons to Ukraine and Israel monthly, weekly and even daily; A topic that seems to be the same.
At the beginning of August, the US Department of Defense announced that since Joe Biden took office in January 2021, Washington has provided $56.1 billion in security assistance to Ukraine. !
With Biden’s presidency approaching its final days, Washington’s further military aid to Kiev depends on the outcome of the November US presidential election.
According to the report published by the Pentagon, since the start of the war in Ukraine in February 2022, the United States has provided more than 55.4 billion dollars to Ukraine.
In this report, he provided a list of defense ammunition, artillery, mortar systems, anti-tank and anti-ship missiles, tanks, helicopters, drones and a dozen hardware and weapons. is.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon yesterday unveiled a new military aid package worth 1.7 billion dollars for Ukraine, most of which is air defense ammunition, artillery shells And it forms mortars, light weapons and explosives. This package is the 62nd package of equipment that will be provided to Ukraine from the Pentagon arsenal from August 2021.
Previously, proposals for military aid to Kiev to get the green light from Congress faced many challenges, such that this year a package of 61 billion dollars due to the opposition of the Republicans. It was undecided in the US Congress for months and was finally approved in April with a lot of struggle.
