The US has frozen military aid to Ukraine, - NYT
Date: 2025-01-29 Author: Кирило Загоруйко Categories: WAR
After the current termination, some aid programs will be difficult to restart, and many may disappear altogether.
According to The New York Times (NYT), two House Democrats, Gregory Meeks and Lois Frankel, sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio in which they stated that people's lives are "at risk" due to the suspension of aid. "Congress appropriated and approved these funds for use, and it is our constitutional duty to ensure that these funds are spent as intended," they wrote.
The publication noted that aid program overseers have never seen such a broad and destructive directive, even during periods of aid reassessment by previous administrations.
The order to terminate most military aid programs applies to Ukraine, among other things, but aid to Israel and Egypt is not covered by this document.
"This 90-day shutdown is a gift to our enemies and competitors with consequences that go beyond immediate human harm. It erodes our alliances, world-leading expertise and capabilities, and threatens our security," said Dr. Atul Gawande, assistant administrator for global health at USAID in the Biden administration.
At the same time, Andriy Kovalenko, head of the Center for Countering Disinformation, noted that "US military assistance to Ukraine continues under previously approved military assistance packages."
