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Sunday, 22 December
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Ukraine's military funding will be reduced: US explains why

The U.S. seeks to support the development of Ukraine's national military-industrial complex, that is why it will significantly reduce the amount of military aid to Kyiv compared to 2022-2023.

This was stated by the Spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State Matthew Miller.

"We will continue to support Ukraine as long as it is necessary - this is the policy of the United States. This doesn't mean that we will maintain military funding at the level of 2022 and 2023. We don't believe there is a need for that," Miller said.

The Spokesperson, explained that U.S. seeks to help Ukraine build its own military-industrial base so that it could independently finance, produce and purchase weapons. But so far this goal has not been achieved

"It is very important that Congress passes a law on additional funding. Because we are not yet at the stage where Ukraine can defend itself relying only on its own forces," Miller said.

Earlier "Apostrophe" reported that Coordinator of the White House National Security Council said that the USA no longer has sufficient funding to provide Ukraine with new military aid packages.