Ukraine hadn't received enough military aid from the foreign partners to equip "even four out of 14" Ukrainian army brigades that the country "needs to be ready," President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with CNN on Sept. 15.
Zelensky didn't specify what the 14 brigades would be used for, or where they will be dispatched.
More than half of the U.K.'s 900 million pound (over $1 billion) military fund for Ukraine remains unused due to bureaucratic delays in handing out contracts, the Guardian reports.
The #British Ministry of Defense manages a coalition of about nine countries called the International Fund for Ukraine (IFU). The IFU is a funding mechanism that was created in August 2022 and uses financial contributions from nine other countries to procure military equipment for Ukraine. Some of the other countries in the initiative include Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Sweden, Iceland, and Lithuania.
The IFU has been criticized for its slow provision of weapons to the frontlines. Of the more than $1 billion that's been donated by Western countries over the last two years, of which $600 million came from the U.K., only about $500 million has been committed or spent.
Some British officials even admitted that some of the materials that were purchased would not reach Ukraine until Spring 2025.
This is really interesting. Wonder what happened?
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All 27 members of the European Union appear to agree on approving a four-year 50 billion euro ($54 billion) aid package for Ukraine
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said earlier in January that the EU would pass the package even with 26 members, implying it was possible to do so without Hungary's consent
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The new proposal would seek to approach the deadlock with a plan to disburse the $22 billion back to EU member states over the next four years in compensation for funds they have spent on military aid for Ukraine.
The EU is also set to meet on Feb. 1 to vote again on a $54 billion package of economic aid to Ukraine previously blocked by Hungary in December
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Germany's primary opposition parties will call for a #Bundestag vote on the transfer of Taurus missiles to Ukraine on Jan. 17, the German news outlet NTV reported.
Ukraine has lobbied for the German-made weapons, which have a range of up to 500 kilometers, since May 2023. Chancellor Olaf Scholz has refused to transfer the missiles, fearing escalation with Russia.
Friedrich Merz, the CDU's parliamentary leader, announced that his party would introduce a motion on Jan. 17 for a resolution in the Bundestag putting the matter of Taurus deliveries to a vote.
"We consider the situation in Ukraine to be increasingly critical," Merz said.
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Over 40 members of the Alphen Group, an international association of security experts, appealed to U.S. Congress to approve the funding request that includes aid for Ukraine in a letter published on the organization's website on Dec. 18.
A $111-billion bill proposed by U.S. President Joe Biden's Administration that contains over $60 billion for Ukraine has so far failed to pass Congress due to opposition by the Republican Party.
Republican Senators blocked the bill during the Dec. 6 vote concerning the unrelated issue of tougher immigration measures on the U.S.-Mexico border.
"Ukraine's fight is not only in defense of its own sovereignty and territory but also on behalf of the West, its values and way of life, which Russia seeks to replace with an international system more welcoming for dictatorships," the experts wrote in the letter address to both Republican and Democratic lawmakers.
https://kyivindependent.com/over-40-us-security-experts-appeal-to-congress-to-approve-ukraine-aid/
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Senator Chris Murphy, said he wished Republicans weren't holding further aid to Ukraine hostage to immigration reform as military assistance to both Kyiv and Israel continues to get held up in Congress.
"Vladimir Putin is delighting right now in Republicans' insistence that we get a deal on immigration reform and if we don't, then they're gonna allow Vladimir Putin to march into Ukraine and perhaps into Europe."
Murphy also said that this is a "crisis moment for Ukraine" as the country is rapidly running out of ammunition.
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Russia's war against Ukraine "will probably not finish anytime soon," he said, which makes it important that Germany continues to be in a position "to keep supporting Ukraine in its fight to defend itself."
Germany is the second largest contributor of military aid to Ukraine after the U.S.
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Spokesman Matthew Miller says that it is “too early” to assess whether Israel is taking adequate measures to protect civilians in its renewed offensive in Ga...#AlJazeera #AlJazeeraEnglish #Gaza #Hamas #Israel #Israelarmy #Israeldefenseforces #JoeBiden #MatthewMiller #USStateDepartment #USmilitary #Unitedstates #alJazeera #aljazeeraEnglish #aljazeeralive #aljazeeravideo #aljazeeraEnglish #aljazeeralatest #aljazeeralive #aljazeeralivenews #bidensupportforIsrael #gazahumanitarianaid #gazahumantriancrisis #gazawar #hamasattackonIsrael #joebiden #militaryaid #operationAlAqsaflood
US State Department: We expect Israel to protect civilians during its offensive in south Gaza
Support for Democrats is waning in light of the US president’s backing of Israel’s war on Gaza, University of San Francisco professor Stephen Zunes tells Al ...#AlJazeera #AlJazeeraEnglish #Gaza #Hamas #Israel #Israelarmy #Israeldefenseforces #JoeBiden #SupportforDemocratsiswaning #USmilitary #Unitedstates #alJazeera #aljazeeraEnglish #aljazeeralive #aljazeeravideo #aljazeeraEnglish #aljazeeralatest #aljazeeralive #aljazeeralivenews #bidensupportforIsrael #gazahumanitarianaid #gazahumantriancrisis #gazawar #hamasattackonIsrael #joebiden #militaryaid #operationAlAqsaflood
US President Joe Biden scrambling to retain voters as support dips: Analyst
Activists in the United States got a tip that a US military cargo ship was transporting arms to Israel and tried to stop it. As US President Joe Biden propos...#aljazeeralive #aljazeeraenglish #aljazeera #AlJazeeraEnglish #AlJazeera #aljazeeraEnglish #aljazeeralive #aljazeeralivenews #aljazeeralatest #latestnews #newsheadlines #aljazeeravideo #us #israel #palestine #gaza #military #militaryaid #protests
What can protests do to block military aid from the US to Israel? | The Take
The White House says President Joe Biden has spoken to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the phone -- and Netanyahu has again reiterated that Isra...#AlJazeera #AlJazeeraEnglish #Gaza #Hamas #Israel #Israelarmy #Israeldefenseforces #USmilitary #Unitedstates #alJazeera #aljazeeraEnglish #aljazeeralive #aljazeeravideo #aljazeeraEnglish #aljazeeralatest #aljazeeralive #aljazeeralivenews #bidensupportforIsrael #gazaceasefire #gazahumanitarianaid #gazahumantriancrisis #gazawar #hamasattackonIsrael #joebiden #militaryaid #operationAlAqsaflood #usmilitaryaidtoIsrael
US President Joe Biden has spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu about situation in Gaza
The Biden administration is planning a multi-million dollar transfer of bombs to Israel, that's according to the Wall Street Journal.Glenn Carle is a former ...#AlAqsatyphoon #AlJazeera #AlJazeeraEnglish #Gaza #Hamas #Israel #Israeldefenseforces #USmilitary #Unitedstates #alJazeera #aljazeeraEnglish #aljazeeralive #aljazeeravideo #aljazeeraEnglish #aljazeeralatest #aljazeeralive #aljazeeralivenews #bidensupportforIsrael #gazaceasefire #gazahumanitarianaid #gazawar #hamasattackonIsrael #militaryaid #multi-milliontransferofbombstoIsrael #operationAlAqsaflood #usmilitaryaidtoIsrael
US media reports that the White House is planning a multi-million transfer of bombs to Israel
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Arms supplies to Kyiv: NATO pledges additional $2.5b in military aid
Ukraine's president has visited Washington, DC, as he looks to shore up support for his country.Volodymyr Zelenskyy met leaders of the Republican and Democra...#JoeBiden #Kyiv #USvisit #UkrainianPresident #UnitedStates #VolodymyrZelenskyy #Washington #WhiteHouse #Zelenskyy #aid #airdefenceweapons #militaryaid #AlJazeera #AlJazeeraEnglish #alJazeera #aljazeeraEnglish #aljazeeralive #aljazeeravideo #aljazeeraEnglish #aljazeeralatest #aljazeeralive #aljazeeralivenews
Zelenskyy ends US visit with pledge of $128m in aid from White House
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Tuesday vowed #US backing for Israel was 'steadfast and unwavering'
In first conversation between an American and Israeli senior official after approval, Lloyd Austin tells Yoav Gallant that 'political discourse, especially in the near future, is critical to a resilient democracy'
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— "Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced additional security assistance to meet Ukraine's critical security and defense needs.
It includes key capabilities to support Ukraine's air defenders as they bravely protect Ukraine's soldiers, civilians, and critical infrastructure amid Russia's continuing air strikes killing civilians across Ukraine.
This security assistance package also contains artillery, anti-armor capabilities, and ammunition, including tens of millions of rounds of small arms ammunition, valued at up to $300 million to help Ukraine continue to defend its sovereign territory.
The capabilities in this package include:
— Additional munitions for Patriot air defense systems;
— AIM-7 missiles for air defense;
— Avenger air defense systems;
— Stinger anti-aircraft systems;
— Additional ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS);
— 155mm and 105mm artillery rounds;
— 105mm tank ammunition;
— Precision aerial munitions;
— Zuni aircraft rockets;
— Munitions for Unmanned Aerial Systems;
— AT-4 anti-armor systems;
— Over 30 million rounds of small arms ammunition;
— Mine clearing equipment and systems;
— Demolition munitions for obstacle clearing;
— Night vision devices;
— Spare parts, generators, and other field equipment."
