The U.S. Congress has reduced the planned appropriations for military assistance to Ukraine five times
The head of the Department of Commerce commissioners for the military power of the U.S. Congress Mack Thornberry introduced the initiative to send 200 million in military aid to Ukraine. First, it was expected that for these purposes will be allocated 1 billion dollars.
"Proposals Thornberry is aimed at providing assistance and technical support of the armed forces and public security forces of Ukraine. In them, for example, included the provision of lethal assistance to defense of Ukraine ", - reported in the explanatory material, reports news Agency. Thornberry, As outlined in the document " remains concerned that the U.S. President (Barack Obama) does not take sufficient steps to provide military training and assistance to Ukraine."
"The proposal of the head of the committees involves the allocation of 200 million dollars for these purposes ", - the document says. The counting of votes in the Committee are scheduled for Wednesday, April 29. At the end of February congressmen Mack Thornberry and Adam Smith had proposed a draft law, envisaging the provision of assistance to Ukraine to $ 1 billion and, among them, the supply of lethal weapons. In this case, the Chamber authorized the U.S. Congress will not consider the draft law on the supply Kiev defensive weapons As a separate document, it may in the military budget for the 2016 financial year, or become part of other expenditure items." the draft law will not be considered as a separate text. Currently it is not clear whether he will be part of the defense budget or similar provision, " said the first source in the device division of the House military power. According to the text of the bill, the Secretary of defense is given the right, coordinating actions with the Secretary of state, " to provide assistance, as well as among them the training, equipment, weapons defensive assignment, logistic support, procurement, maintenance, technical support to the army and security forces of Ukraine ". The Minister of defense will be able to do so until 30 September 2017. The draft law is scheduled at the Committee of the House international relations and military power. Remember, the U.S. is considering sending lethal weapons to Ukraine. on 24 March a resolution calling on U.S. President Barack Obama to send weapons to Ukraine was adopted by the chamber authorized the U.S. Congress. The head of Barack Obama as long as procrastinating. As said, the U.S. assistant Secretary of state on problems of Eurasia and Europe, Victoria Nuland, the US have opportunity to send lethal weapons to Ukraine in the event of a new outbreak of violence in the country. Meanwhile, White house press Secretary Eric Schultz recognized that, in the opinion of U.S. President Barack Hussein Obama, Ukraine will only lead to more violence. In the Russian capital act very quickly against delivery of American weapons to Ukraine, saying it would pose a danger to the Russian Federation. At the same time, the US and other Western countries continue to supply to Ukraine lethal weapons. March 26, Ukraine received the 1st batch of military vehicles Humvee. In General the US plan to supply Kiev 230 such vehicles, other vehicles must do in the next 45 days. As said the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, the Humvee will be equipped with weapons and sent into the zone of "special operations" in the Donbass. In addition, in April Ukraine arrived about 300 American military, which, As announced, will train the Ukrainian military.
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