It would appear as though the White House press secretary isn't up on all the details of the Biden-Putin summit. I am certain there was a great deal of focus on the new National Holiday, Juneteeth in the White House and with the Vice President's office, but, there are most likely conclusions about military aid to Ukraine that took place at the Summit in Geneva, the city of peace.
I believe the military aid package to Ukraine in question was passed into law earlier this year.
Updated 3/2/2021 at 10:55 am EST: During the announcement (click here) of the Ukraine package, Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said the equipment was being paid for by Foreign Military Financing dollars. The department later clarified that FMF funding was not used; instead this package is funded through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI). This story has been updated to reflect that....
Ukraine has been a focus of Russian aggression for some time now starting with the Obama administration. Some important arms were obstructed by Trump as a favor to Russia. The American people would not have known about this tampering with the national security of Ukraine and the USA if a whistleblower hadn't come forward to report the new peril to Ukraine.
I am fairly sure that the Biden-Putin Summit carried concern by both presidents regarding the Russian occupation of Ukraine, including Crimea. As a peace gesture Russia, in recent months, has pulled the Russian occupation in the Donbas Province back to the Russian border.
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By Morgan Chalfant
The White House on Friday denied (click here) holding back security assistance from Ukraine hours after a Politico article said that officials had paused a package including lethal assistance worth up to $100 million.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki issued a statement Friday afternoon calling the idea that the White House has held back security assistance to Ukraine “nonsense.”
Psaki cited a $150 million aid package announced by the Defense Department last week and pointed to President Biden’s public support for Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression ahead of his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday....
