DOD to transfer U.S. weapons to Ukraine while running low on replenishment funds

By Tony Bertuca / October 5, 2023 at 4:40 PM
Though Congress, hobbled at the moment by House GOP intraparty dysfunction , remains divided over support for Ukraine, the Defense Department says it still intends to transfer billions of dollars in U.S. weapons to that country at a regular "cadence," despite the fact DOD is running low on the congressionally appropriated funds needed to replenish them. Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder, DOD’s chief spokesman, told reporters at a press conference today that the department will continue to use the more than...

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