Pentagon Urges Senate to Pass Ukraine Aid Package by May 19 to Avoid Interruption in Weapons Flow

Pentagon Spokesman John Kirby urges the Senate to pass a $39.8 billion Ukraine aid package by May 19 to avoid any potential interruption in the flow of security assistance to Ukrainian forces. He says there is about $100 million still available on drawdown authority. "If we don't get those authorities soon, it's possible there could be a bubble, a period of time in which there's nothing moving. And we want to make sure we avoid that," he says. close