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The Pentagon has a massive infusion of military aid for Ukraine “ready to go,” U.S. officials said, once a long-delayed funding measure, which is expected to pass the House this weekend, clears the Senate next week and President Biden signs it into law.

The Defense Department, which has warned that Ukraine would steadily cede more ground to Russian forces and face staggering casualties without urgent action on Capitol Hill, began assembling the assistance package well before the coming votes in a bid to speed the process, these people said.

One official, who like some others spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the Biden administration’s planning, said that once the $95 billion foreign aid bill is finalized, it would take less than a week for some of the weapons to reach the battlefield, depending on where they are stored. The legislation includes about $60 billion for Ukraine, with most of the remainder slated for Israel and U.S. partners in Asia.

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[–] capem@startrek.website 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Why are we sending them equipment when they're going to lose?

[–] maynarkh@feddit.nl 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

So that they don't lose? Why do you think they are going to lose?

[–] Linkerbaan@lemmy.world -1 points 6 months ago

It's already Joever. Russia has ramped up production to like 10 times the artillery shells.

Ukraine had a chance at the beginning. But we did not give them good weapons. We stalled for two years and now Russian weapons are being produced in mass quantities.