The United States will host a monthly gathering of about 50 countries struggling to meet Ukraine's demands for help needed to defeat Russia, with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin convening the event via Zoom call from his home on Tuesday. .
The meeting will be held virtually because Austin, 70, is still recovering and confined to his home after undergoing treatment for prostate cancer last month.
He developed an infection a week later and was admitted to the intensive care unit on January 1st.
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Associated Press reported on the latest developments in Ukraine. report The United States is struggling to supply additional ammunition as funds to replenish stockpiles have dried up and Congress has not yet approved more funding.
As Breitbart News reported, the Pentagon announced its final security assistance to Ukraine on December 27th. The aid includes a $250 million package that includes 155-millimeter ammunition, Stinger anti-aircraft missiles and other high-demand items drawn from existing U.S. stockpiles.
Since the Russian invasion in February 2022, the United States has provided more than $44.2 billion in security assistance to Ukraine and is leading the global response by funneling American taxpayers to Kiev.
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About $23.6 billion of this came from existing military stockpiles, and about $19 billion went in the form of long-term military contracts for items that take months to procure.
So even though the funds run out, some of the previously purchased weapons will continue to flow in, the Associated Press report said. The US State Department provided an additional $1.7 billion in the form of foreign military funding.
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Sabrina Singh, deputy Pentagon spokeswoman, told reporters Monday that Tuesday's meeting will focus on long-term needs.
“While we are unable to provide security assistance at this time, our partners continue to do so,” Singh said.
