In Washington, tension is building between the U.S. Congress and the White House over accountability for all of the money being spent on weapons to Ukraine and what will happen to the weapons themselves. Politico reported yesterday that some lawmakers are already warning the Biden administration that a future aid package could lose the overwhelming Congressional support that has been a hallmark of the previous efforts. A key barometer will be the Pentagon’s handling and complete accounting of the funds, which has lagged in other areas, sparking scrutiny from congressional committees.
Sen. Eizabeth Warren (D-MA), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said in an email that a full accounting of the already-appropriated funding will be “critically important for both past and future funding requests.”
