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WASHINGTON — Shortfalls in required monitoring by American officials mean the U.S. cannot track more than $1 billion in weapons and military equipment provided to Ukraine to fight invading Russian

Biden administration officials stressed Thursday that there was no evidence the weapons had been stolen.

The Defense Department inspector general said Thursday it will investigate the mishandling of Lloyd Austin's recent hospitalization, which the Pentagon chief and others close to him kept secret from the White House and Congress for days in an apparent breach of protocol after he developed serious complications from prostate cancer surgery.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Shortfalls in required monitoring by American officials mean the U.S. cannot track more than $1 billion in weapons and military equipment provided to Ukraine to fight invading Russian forces, according to a Pentagon audit released Thursday. The findings mean that 59% of $1.7 billion in defense gear that the U.S. has provided […]

By Natasha Bertrand, CNN

As of June 2, 2023, more than $1 billion of the total nearly $1.7 billion of enhanced end-use monitoring-designated equipment was delinquent.

The finding is likely to provide fodder for Republican politicians who oppose additional aid for Ukraine.

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