US Senator Eric Schmitt pressured Secretary of Defense Austin on the totality of funds the Biden administration is planning to spend in a conflict for which it has not articulated any clear goals.
The US Department of State is not fulfilling its mandate of coordinating and monitoring more than $44 billion in US economic and humanitarian aid to Ukraine, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said in a report on Thursday.
The US House of Representatives will break from legislative business until February 28, without having advanced any legislation to provide assistance to Ukraine and Israel.
US President Joe Biden said on Friday that the US Congress failure to approve new funding for Ukraine security assistance is close to criminal neglect.
Ukrainian forces are beginning to become concerned about potential ammunition shortages amid a lack of action by Congress to approve additional security assistance, White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said on Wednesday.