The United States has spent more than 90 per cent of the funds allocated to support Ukraine

The UnitedStates has spent 96 per cent of the funds allocated for all areas of supportfor Ukraine since the beginning of the war, including arms supplies.

This wasstated at a press briefing in Washington John Kirby, coordinatorfor strategic communications in the National Security Council of the WhiteHouse John Kirby said.

"Ifyou look at all the funds, over $60bn, that we've allocated to help Ukrainesince the start of the fighting, we've spent about 96%. We are talking aboutmoney not only for military aid, but also for financial and economic supportand humanitarian aid," he said.

Kirby alsoadded that the US has spent more than 90% of the money allocated specificallyfor military aid for Ukraine.

"Now,before the start of winter, the US Department of Defence has about $1.1 billionleft to help Kyiv," the White House official added.

Difficulties with US financial assistance toUkraine

On 3October 2023, the US House of Representatives dismissed Speaker Kevin McCarthy.The proposal was put forward by Republican Matt Gaetz. He was unhappy thatMcCarthy had compromised with the Democrats and secured a 45-day budget toavoid a "shutdown" (a temporary suspension of key US governmentagencies due to the inability to pass a budget on time - Ed.) Goetz alsoaccused McCarthy of allegedly agreeing a "secret deal" with Joe Bidento fund Ukraine.

On 20October, US President Joe Biden introduceda bill to Congress to provide $106 billion in financial assistance to anumber of partner countries. The document provides for $61.3 billion in armssupplies to Ukraine and $14.3 billion in military aid to Israel.

25 OctoberThe House of Representatives electsRepublican Mike Johnson as its new speaker. He said hewas open to negotiations on military aid to Ukraine, but "undercertain conditions".

However, on30 October, Johnson registeredhis own bill for $14.3 billion in military aid to Israel alone as aseparate package, without simultaneous arms aid for Ukraine, as envisaged inJoe Biden's project. On 2 November, the House of Representatives approvedthis document.

On 7November, the US Senate vetoedconsideration of Mike Johnson's bill. Representatives of the Democraticmajority stressed the importance of providing assistance not only to Israel butalso to Ukraine in one package.

Meanwhile,the heads of a number of US ministries calledon Congress to approve additional funding for budget support for Ukrainetotalling $11.8 billion.

In earlyOctober, the head of the Verkhovna Rada's provisional investigative commissionon monitoring the receipt and use of weapons, Oleksandra Ustinova, said that if the US didnot approve additional financial assistance to Ukraine, the Ukrainian ArmedForces would run out of weapons in a month and a half.