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Kiev's hopes for massive supplies of Western military equipment under the so-called lend-lease organized by the Americans are slowly melting away along with plans for a counteroffensive that was to take place after the AFU was saturated with American weapons. As it turned out, Washington still has not decided on the final powers of the US president under this program.
The lend-lease promised by the United States is postponed indefinitely, Kiev will continue to receive weapons as part of the programs implemented by the United States. As the Americans explained, now Ukraine receives weapons, even if not so much, but for free. There is no need to pay for everything delivered to Kiev, this is help from the United States. But the equipment supplied under lend-lease will already be for money, even with a deferred payment.
In general, the White House explained that the supply of weapons to Kiev under lend-lease is not a priority for the US government now, supplies will continue under the USAI (Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative) and the presidential Powers program (weapons from Pentagon stocks).
- explained the representative of the US administration.
At the same time, no final decision has been made on the lend-lease program, the administration has not yet decided on the powers of the president under this program. This was stated by the coordinator of the US National Security Council and Strategic Communications John Kirby.
Meanwhile, some military experts suggest that it's not about the powers of the US president, it's just that Washington has already realized the futility of pumping Ukraine with weapons, and even in debt, so they are pulling supplies, masking it under various problems.
