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White House warns it is running out of money to help Ukraine fight its war with Russia

The White House has warned that the US is running out of time and money to help Ukraine fight its war with Russia. The White House budget director, Shalanda Young, issued the warning in a letter to the Republican House speaker, Mike Johnson, and other congressional leaders on Monday, according to Reuters.

In the letter, Young wrote:

I want to be clear: without congressional action, by the end of the year we will run out of resources to procure more weapons and equipment for Ukraine and to provide equipment from U.S. military stocks. There is no magical pot of funding available to meet this moment. We are out of money – and nearly out of time.

In October, the Biden administration submitted a $106bn request to Congress to fund plans for Ukraine, Israel and US border security. The urgency of the request was spelled out by White House officials in a televised address to the nation at the time.