He recalled that when allocating military assistance to Kyiv, Congress also allocates funds for the purchase of equipment and weapons to replenish existing weapons.
According to Laplante, about $12-13 billion was allocated for these needs.
“We have already signed contracts ... for billions of dollars ... (Industry representatives. -
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) have been receiving these contracts since May,” TASS quotes him.
Earlier it was reported that the White House will ask Congress for $11.7 billion to help Ukraine and $2 billion to reduce fuel prices in the United States.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan admitted that the West is supplying Ukraine with “junk” as part of military assistance.