29th Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Official Portrait (DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley)

US to cut military aid to Ukraine, Hegseth says

KievIndependent writes: ”

The United States will reduce funding allocated for military assistance to Ukraine in its upcoming defense budget, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a congressional hearing on June 10.

“It is a reduction in this budget,” Hegseth told lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives.

“This administration takes a very different view of that conflict. We believe that a negotiated peaceful settlement is in the best interest of both parties and our nation’s interests, especially with all the competing interests around the globe.”

Still there are no numbers. The cut in the aid to Ukraine is not quantified. There is no budget in detail available.

The declaration may, for the moment, count as declaration of intent.

In addition, V Selensky complained in a recent interview that the U.S. diverted 20,000 anti-drone missiles originally intended for Ukraine to American forces in the Middle East.

Developing story.

 

 

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