Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was in the U.S. Thursday with the goal of asking for additional support for his war-torn country. But several Republican lawmakers say they oppose providing the billions of additional dollars without accountability.
SALT LAKE CITY — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was in Washington, D.C., Thursday with the goal of asking for additional support for his war-torn country. But several Republican lawmakers say they oppose providing the billions of additional dollars asked for by the Biden administration without accountability.
"Senator Lee has challenged the White House to provide clear goals and a defined mission for the additional 100 billion dollars that President Biden wants to take from the American people and send to Ukraine," said Gribbin, referring to the number Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said it would cost the U.S. in theHe said Lee doesn't consider the "proxy war to be in America's best interests," which is why he is opposed to simply authorizing more funding.
The letter signed by Lee said that the U.S. has appropriated $114 billion in supplemental funding for Ukraine and other impacted countries since the war started in 2022, adding that the dollar figure isn't the entire amount. It stated that President Biden has expressed an "open-ended commitment" to support Ukraine, but neither the public nor Congress knows the U.S.' strategy in this war or the end goal.
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