Austin and Blinken told lawmakers supporting both Israel and Ukraine is part of a single fight against increasingly connected adversaries.
The Biden administration pushed Congress Tuesday to approve its $105 billion national security supplemental request that includes support for both Israel and Ukraine as the House of Representatives prepares to consider legislation that would only support Israel. Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned that separating funding for Ukraine from support for Israel could embolden adversaries like Russia and Iran.
The Pentagon has provided Ukraine with about $44 billion worth of equipment in drawdowns from Defense Department stocks since Russia invaded in February 2022. Those drawdowns have continued since the end of the fiscal year, but the Pentagon said Tuesday there is only about $5.4 billion in drawdown authority left until Congress passes more funding.
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