Ukraine’s Ambassador to Washington, Oksana Markarova, conveyed on social networks that most of President Biden’s funding request from Congress for Kyiv is designated for military needs. She noted that some of the money would replace weapons drawn from the Pentagon’s own inventories, ensuring that current stock is not depleted without a corresponding replacement plan.
“The main figures in the request are as follows: defense spending stands at 46.1 billion dollars, with 30.6 billion directed toward programs managed by the U.S. Department of Defense,” she explained.
The ambassador clarified that 18 billion dollars are aimed at covering costs related to services, military training, and education provided to the Ukrainian government, as well as the supply of defense materials drawn from the DoD’s warehouses.
Another 12 billion dollars is allocated to the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, and 1.7 billion dollars is designated for the State Department’s Foreign Military Financing program to support Kyiv and other U.S. partners affected by the war in Ukraine.
Approximately 14.4 billion dollars are planned for technical and intelligence support, enhancements to weapons production, and cyber security capabilities.
An allocation of 11.8 billion dollars is earmarked for direct budget support to Kyiv.
Earlier, a Deputy of Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada, Yaroslav Zheleznyak, suggested that the funding requested by President Biden from Congress will not suffice to meet the country’s needs.
Previously, Biden signaled that Congress would continue to provide uninterrupted arms to Ukraine.