As Putin’s unjust war on Ukraine enters its second month and amid concerns that American military aid has been slow to be delivered, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and a bipartisan group of their colleagues to request answers from President Biden’s National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on the speed, specifics and supply of lethal aid provided to Ukraine. Specifically, the bipartisan group of senators is pushing the administration for answers on what it has provided thus far and what more America and our allies can provide to Ukraine to win the war.
“In light of Ukraine’s continued resistance against Vladimir Putin’s bloody invasion of Ukraine, we request you commit to a military support plan to enable Ukraine to win this unlawful war of aggression against their sovereign nation,” the lawmakers wrote.
Grassley and his colleagues ask Sullivan to provide:
- A list of all lethal and nonlethal aid provided to date and status of delivery or estimated delivery;
- A list of all equipment purchased or allocated for the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund that remains within U.S. stocks or control, and an assessment of the feasibility to provide such equipment;
- A complete list of all Army Pre-positioned Stock (APS) or Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) stocks in Europe by item and location;
- An analysis of available equipment within allied and partner nations that could be procured or transferred to Ukraine and subsequently backfilled with NATO equipment;
- A list of equipment, production capacity and war reserve inventories the U.S. is capable of delivering to backfill to NATO members who have provided capabilities to Ukraine.
“The U.S. mission in Ukraine must go beyond ensuring the country merely has the means to defend itself against Russian aggression. The strategy must deliver Ukraine necessary weapons to defend itself, counter the Russian forces' advance, and give the Ukrainian people a chance to win this war. Success cannot be a Russian-occupied Ukraine -- it must be a free, independent, and sovereign Ukraine. Authoritarianism cannot prevail in this conflict. Defending freedom in Ukraine is defending freedom everywhere. We anxiously await your response,” the lawmakers concluded.
Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Angus King (I-Maine), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) also signed the letter.
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