On Thursday the Pentagon's inspector general released a report that said the United States military could not or did not track $1 billion in weapons sent to Ukraine. The inspector's report revealed that before December 2022, the delinquency rate was at 59% on weapons that needed close monitoring.
That number fell to 27% in February and persisted until June 2023. Weapons are considered to be delinquent if they are not recorded as part of an inventory within a particular amount of time.
"While the DoD (Department of Defense) has improved execution of EEUM (enhanced end use monitoring) since the full‑scale invasion began in February 2022, the DoD did not fully comply with the EEUM program requirements for defense article accountability in a hostile environment." Congress has approved over $110 billion in military for Ukraine since Russia invaded and President Joe Biden has asked for $61 billion more.
What Are The Republicans Doing?
However, Republicans are refusing to allow this without an agreement from Democrats for funding to strengthen security along the United States border with Mexico.
It was also revealed on Thursday that military aid to Ukraine has "completely stopped" due to the inability of Congress to come to an agreement on continuing support for Ukraine.
"The aid we were providing until now has completely stopped," said White House spokesperson John Kirby at a press conference. Democrats control the Senate and Republicans control the Lower House.
Republican opposition has stated that they will only approve the new aid package if it contains border security measures. US President Joe Biden asked Congress to approve an additional $61 billion in aid to Ukraine, but the Republican opposition has said that it will only approve this new aid package if Democrats agree to implement a series of measures on border security.
"The attacks that the Russians are carrying out are only increasing. And now they are using North Korean ballistic missiles to carry out those attacks," Kirby stressed.
