The Washington administration also again asked lawmakers in connection with the conflict in Ukraine to allocate funds for the creation of a fund for the purchase of critical ammunitionWASHINGTON, October 19.
/tass/. The United States Administration continues to oppose the financing of the creation of sea-based nuclear cruise missiles. This is stated in a written statement issued on Tuesday by the Administration and Budget Office (ABU) of the White House.
In the published document, the ABU supported the draft defense budget for fiscal year 2023 (started on October 1), which is being considered in the Senate of the US Congress. At the same time, the White House opposed the financing of the creation of sea-based nuclear cruise missiles, "which will be delivered no earlier than the 2030s," believes that the allocation of budget funds for them is "unnecessary and potentially harms other priorities." The administration of US President Joe Biden has repeatedly opposed the creation of these missiles.
The ABU also again asked lawmakers in connection with the conflict in Ukraine to allocate funds for the creation of a fund for the purchase of critical ammunition and for initiatives providing for the prompt transfer of important military assets to allies and partners, taking into account the protection of secret technologies. According to the Senate draft, Kiev may receive $800 million from the United States this fiscal year as part of the Initiative to Promote Ukraine's Security.
The House of Representatives of Congress in July approved its draft defense budget for the 2023 fiscal year. The congressmen intend, in particular, to allocate $4 billion for a Deterrence Initiative in Europe directed against Russia. The draft also contains clauses on the allocation of funds to replenish the arsenals of American allies and partners who provided weapons to Ukraine. Legislators propose to finance the training of specialists in demining territories in Ukraine and other countries. According to the draft, Kiev may receive $1 billion from the United States this fiscal year as part of the Initiative to Promote Ukraine's Security. The document also prescribes requirements that the Pentagon Inspector General conduct a regular check of how military aid supplies to Kiev are carried out.
The Senate will also have to approve its own version of the draft defense budget. After that, a legislative commission will be convened to coordinate the details of both documents. Both chambers will again have to vote for the agreed draft, only after that it will go to Biden for signature. Usually, this whole process lasts until the beginning of winter, but due to the November midterm congressional elections, it may be delayed.
