More than $35 million of the previously withheld U.S. aid to Ukraine is still unreleased, according to the Los Angeles Times.
A Pentagon spending document obtained by the newspaper reportedly showed that $35 million of the total $400 million in military aid designated for Ukraine is still in the possession of the U.S. Treasury.
A Pentagon spokeswoman confirmed to the Times that approximately $36 million of the aid is still in U.S. accounts, but declined to say why. Lt. Col. Carla Gleason added that it would be distributed “over the next several weeks.”
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The Times noted that the administration lifted the hold on the Ukraine aid on Sept. 11 after a whistleblower complaint sparked the impeachment inquiry into President Trump and the deadline for spending it was originally set to expire on Sept. 30. Congress, however, extended the Pentagon’s legal authority to allocate it for another year.
Pentagon officials had said more recently that the funds would be provided within weeks, but a portion of the money remains in U.S. possession. The aid was designated specifically for grenade launchers, secure communications and naval combat craft, the Times reported.
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More than $35 million of the previously withheld U.S. aid to Ukraine is still unreleased: report https://t.co/TP9gxyalsV pic.twitter.com/baPDmqlpZa
— The Hill (@thehill) November 20, 2019
Got to make sure Zelensky is still under control.
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