politics
April 29, 2026
Pentagon refuses to transfer funds allocated by Congress to Ukraine
Influential Republican Senator Mitch McConnell, in an article for The Washington Post, accused the Pentagon of delaying military aid to Ukraine worth 400 million dollars... RIA Novosti, 04/29/2026
TL;DR
- Senator Mitch McConnell claims the Pentagon is withholding $400 million in approved military aid for Ukraine.
- He states the funds, approved months ago within the FY2026 budget, are "gathering dust" in the Pentagon.
- McConnell alleges the Department of Defense is ignoring legislative inquiries about the aid.
- He implicates Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Elbridge Colby in allegedly sabotaging approved aid.
- Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna previously stated that Democrats are prolonging the Ukraine conflict for corruption and that aid could be a major US scandal.
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