the United States releases a new tranche of military aid for kyiv, the last available without a new vote in Congress

The tap is currently dry. The United States announced the release of a new military aid package of $250 million for Ukraine on Wednesday, December 27. This is the last tranche that Washington can mobilize without a new vote in the American Congress, which is strongly divided on the subject.

The United States is already the country providing the most significant financial and military support to Kiev, with more than 110 billion dollars committed since the start of the Russian invasion in February 2022. But in the American Congress, negotiations are still slipping between parliamentarians Republicans and Democrats on the validation of the 61 billion envelope insistently demanded by American President Joe Biden and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky.

The Republican opposition has already frustrated the adoption of a new aid package, first demanding significant concessions from Joe Biden on the country’s migration policy. Senate leaders have already agreed that Congress will end the year without approving new funds.

“It is imperative that Congress act as soon as possible to advance our national security interests by helping Ukraine defend itself”, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement. New international aid announcements for Ukraine recently reached their lowest level since the start of the Russian invasion, according to the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, which tracks commitments to kyiv.