US To Provide Smaller Ukraine Packages Due To Dwindling Funds

Reuters reporting that, according to a White House official, the US is, "beginning to provide Ukraine with smaller assistance packages to stretch ability to support Ukraine for as long as possible."

• The future of US Ukraine aid is uncertain. Recently elected House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has indicated he is open to additional support for Ukraine but his authority is largely derived from a deeply Ukraine-sceptical conservative flank of the Republican party.
• If Ukraine aid comes before the House, it will likely be conditioned on policy changes on the US-Mexico border, rather than a simple vote on President Biden's USD$106b supplemental funding request.
• The US announced today, "up to $125 million of arms and equipment authorized under previously directed drawdowns for Ukraine."
• Reuters reported earlier this week: “Congress has already approved $113 billion for Ukraine since Russia invaded in February 2022. The White House has said it has less than $5.5 billion in funds to continue transferring weapons from U.S. stockpiles to Ukrainian forces fighting Russia.”