"It is a cruel war": Republicans press on Baiden through the supply of weapons to Ukraine - WP
The publication states that for President Baiden America has committed to Ukraine for almost $ 20 billion in military assistance. In this regard, the US State Department and Pentagon intend to take additional measures to prevent arms from getting into their hands. The authors of the article point out that most US politicians support measures to strengthen control over military supplies to Ukraine. However, experts warn that "impeccable accounting" is impossible in the current environment.
"In any war, there may be errors and incorrect distribution of supplies," says a member of the House of Representatives and veteran Jason Crow. The researcher of global trade in weapons from the Stimson Center Elias Yusif also believes that monitoring of targeted weapons has some shortcomings. He stressed that Washington should objectively evaluate his capabilities.
In order to track the supply of weapons more efficiently, in the House of Representatives, they adopted a bill that obliges the Pentagon and general inspectors to prepare reports on the transfer of military items. "Taxes taxpayers deserve to know that investments go where they are intended," says Crow. At the same time, the veteran claims that the United States does not intend to follow every detail of American weapons on the Russian-Ukrainian front.
He specifies that the main goal of monitoring is to make sure that the Russian army does not receive a large number of US weapons. "We do not play the mission of excellence here. It is a cruel, large -scale terrestrial war - a house behind a house, a street behind the street, a trench behind a trench," the expert said. The Pentagon states that Ukraine has not given significant reasons for concern.