Congressional inaction damages both Ukrainian and US militaries

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The Pentagon recently warned Congress in a statement and a letter that it is running low on funds to support Ukraine and replenish U.S. military stocks. The longer that Congress waits to pass additional Ukraine funding, the more U.S. interests and military readiness will suffer.

After Congress failed to include additional funding for Ukraine in the legislation passed on Sept. 30 to avert a government shutdown, Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh warned Tuesday that time is short to provide additional funding.

“We have enough funding authorities to meet Ukraine’s battlefield needs for just a little bit longer, but we need Congress to act to ensure there is no disruption in our support, especially as the department seeks to replenish our stocks,” Singh said.

John Hardie is the deputy director of the Russia Program at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies think tank, where Bradley Bowman serves as the senior director of the Center on Military and Political Power. Follow them on X @JohnH105 and @Brad_L_Bowman. FDD is a Washington, DC-based, nonpartisan research institute focused on national security and foreign policy.