The White House plans to rush billions of dollars in security assistance to Ukraine before President Joe Biden leaves office in January, sources said, hoping to shore up the government in Kyiv before President-elect Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration.
“The administration plans to push forward ... to put Ukraine in the strongest position possible,” a senior administration official said on condition of anonymity, before its term ends in January.
Analysts say it is by no means certain Washington would back any more Ukraine assistance once Republicans control the White House and at least half of Congress, especially as Ukraine experiences battlefield setbacks.
“That’s going to be a problem when you go forward with additional funding for Ukraine, which at some point is going to be necessary,” said Scott Anderson, a fellow in governance studies at the Brookings Institution. 🔗 Read more at our link in bio.
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