We will not hesitate to go to Congress again – White House on additional funds for Ukraine

If necessary, the White House will again ask Congress for additional funds to further support Ukraine. 

Source: John Kirby, Coordinator for Strategic Communications at the National Security Council in the White House, quoted by Ukrinform

Details: Kirby said that it is not known how long the war unleashed by Russia will last, so it would be irresponsible not to do everything possible to assess Ukraine's needs in the first quarter of the next fiscal year [after 30 September 2023 – ed.] and submit a request to Congress.

Commenting on the size of the new package for Ukraine of more than US$20 billion, which the US administration has addressed to MPs, Kirby stressed that this amount is based on careful calculations.

However, if this proves to be insufficient, the government will make efforts to obtain additional funding.

Quote: "We will not hesitate to go to Congress again if we feel we need to do so and ask for more after the first quarter, or if we need to make changes to what we have already demanded."

Background: The US President Joe Biden's administration has submitted a request to Congress to allocate more than US$22 billion in support of Ukraine by the end of the year.

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