{"id":21127,"date":"2023-12-07T03:57:26","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T09:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/?p=21127"},"modified":"2023-12-07T03:57:33","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T09:57:33","slug":"yellen-says-ukraines-defeat-would-be-fault-of-the-us-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/?p=21127","title":{"rendered":"Yellen Says Ukraine\u2019s Defeat Would Be Fault of the US – Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

for Ukraine. The spending package would also include funding for Israel, Taiwan, and US border security.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

During a trip to Mexico City on Tuesday, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the US would be responsible for Ukraine\u2019s defeat should Congress fail to approve US President Joe Biden\u2019s latest supplemental spending package, according to media reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I’ve talked to members of Congress, my colleagues have. I think they understand this, that this is a dire situation<\/a> and we can hold ourselves responsible for Ukraine’s defeat if we don’t manage to get this funding to Ukraine that’s needed, and I’m including direct budget support here because that’s utterly essential,” Yellen told the media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the US Institute of Peace this week, Andrey Yermak, President Vladimir Zelensky\u2019s chief of staff, said not receiving this most recent spending package from the US exposes Ukraine to a \u201cbig risk\u201d in losing its war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The package would include $61 billion to Ukraine, which is nearly as much as the US has already spent on helping to weaponize the country. The US government has spent more than $75 billion on Ukraine thus far, a figure that does not include all war-related spending which is estimated to be about $113 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Ukraine is just running out of money,” Yellen said.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“They\u2019re spending more than every penny they’re taking in, in tax revenue, on military salaries and defense, and they wouldn\u2019t have any schools or hospital or first responders if not for the money we\u2019re sending to them to support them,” added the US Treasury Secretary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Monday, US Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young told US lawmakers that as of mid-November the Pentagon had already spent 97%<\/a> of the $62.3 billion it had received on Ukraine. She warned leaders that resources allocated for Ukraine are running out.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

US House Speaker Mike Johnson said Republican support for the Biden Administration latest supplemental spending package will have to include permanent changes to the US border policy. Before any further spending, wrote Johnson, funding is first dependent upon \u201cenactment of transformative change to our nation\u2019s border security laws\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSecond,\u201d Johnson<\/u><\/a> wrote in a letter to Young, \u201cCongress and the American people must be provided with answers to our repeated questions concerning: the Administration\u2019s strategy to prevail in Ukraine; clearly defined and obtainable objectives; transparency and accountability<\/a> for U.S. taxpayer dollars invested there; and what specific resources are required to achieve victory and a sustainable peace.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Tuesday, Zelensky<\/a> was scheduled to appeal to the Senator was well as White House officials to discuss aid. The meeting, however, was called off by his team just minutes before it began. According to RT, the following briefing grew heated<\/a> with some Republicans leaving early.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe point is there\u2019s no answer to any questions down there,\u201d said Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE). \u201cWe\u2019ve had it.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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