First of all - aircraft missiles: pause in US assistance applies to USAI supplies - media
Journalist Ostap Yarysh noted that pause may apply to all planned but not yet completed supply, including USAI. "If you look at the latest ads (Joe, ed. ) Biden, it is a matter of first priority about missiles for air defense, ammunition to Himars and artillery," he said. The journalist recalled that last time Donald Trump to stop supplying supplies to Ukraine led to impeachment, but later the Senate justified the President.
However, in 2019, both houses of Congress were not controlled by the Republicans as it is now. The democratic senator, Gin Shagin called the decision "with an act of retribution against the ally", shameful and dangerous. She urged the administration to change the course. Other Democrats made similar statements. At the same time, the Republican Congressman Chip Roy stated that Ukraine could be stopped before.
He supported Trump's position that there are three ways - a defeat involved in the US war or a truce, and stressed that the President had chosen the latter correctly. Other Maga-wing Republicans also greeted the cessation of assistance. However, there were those who opposed, including Senator Susan Collins. She stressed that she did not give up her support and reported "critical time for Ukraine".
"It is unclear how long the pause will be in the supply of weapons, and whether Congress can somehow influence it now," Yarish added. We will remind, the editor -in -chief of Defense Express Oleg Katkov informed that blocking long -term contracts for USAI can be a critical blow to Ukraine. According to him, especially vulnerable - air defense complexes that depend on American missiles.