Biden administration fails to use nearly US$4 bn in aid for Ukraine – Pentagon

US President Joe Biden’s administration has not managed to use nearly US$4 billion of the aid package for Ukraine approved by Congress in April.   

Source: Sabrina Singh, Deputy Spokesperson for the US Department of Defense, at a briefing, cited by Ukrinform 

Details: The White House has not spent the entire amount of the aid package for Ukraine and will transfer nearly US$4 billion to the administration of US President-elect Donald Trump. This money will be available under the Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA). 

Quote from Singh: "So, it will be just under US$4 billion that will be left in the authority (PDA) that the next administration will get the opportunity to use for Ukraine."

Details: Singh was responding to journalists' questions about the amount of aid left for Ukraine after the US announced its most recent military aid package for Ukraine this week.    

Background:

• On Monday, 30 December, the US announced a new security assistance package for Ukraine totalling almost US$2.5 billion. 
• On 9 January, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced a US$500 million military aid package during a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group, also known as the Ramstein format, at Ramstein Air Base in Germany.

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