US President Joe Biden's administration is working on a supplemental funding request for Ukraine that will likely be ready for Congress to consider by this autumn, noted Army acquisition chief Doug Bush, says CNN.
Funding details have to be determined by the Office of Management Budget. The administration is already "working on a package for Congress to consider this autumn."
"But I think we'll have a very strong case, and hopefully garner congressional support for continued funding — in particular for munitions production increases and munitions buys to support Ukraine," Bush said.
CNN previously reported that the White House was not planning to ask Congress for new Ukraine funding before the end of the fiscal year at the end of September r.
The USA has already officially approved the transfer of the first batch of Abrams tanks to Ukraine. They should arrive in Ukraine at the beginning of autumn. They will transfer not only tanks, but also all the necessary things for them: ammunition, spare parts, fuel equipment, repair tools.
Washington gave permission for the transfer of Abrams tanks to Ukrainians in January of this year when the tank coalition was formed.
According to the media, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz while making the decision to transfer his tanks to Ukraine did not want to be the first to make this step.
Later, a representative of the German government stated that the supply of Leopard tanks was not related to the supply of American Abrams tanks. At the same time, Congressman Michael McCaul noted that the United States should provide Ukraine with Abrams tanks in order to "add determination" to Germany.
On 25 January, Joe Biden announced that Ukraine would receive 31 Abrams tanks.