Source: The American Conservative
by Kelley Beaucar Vlahos
“Pro-Ukraine aid lawmakers have learned their lesson. As the allotment for new weapons in the $61 billion Ukraine aid package is set to drain out by January, machinations are in play to get more to Kyiv without the kind of political debate that overtook Congress this year. One might be wondering how Ukraine blew through almost $61 billion from April. But the whole idea that Washington was giving the Zelensky government that much was wrong to begin with. According to Mark Cancian, probably the most astute chronicler of current arms spending by the federal government today, most of the $61 billion — passed by Congress in April after months of wrangling and opposition by Republicans — is being spent in the United States, not Ukraine.” (09/10/24)