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A bipartisan group of US senators has criticised delays by the Department of Defense in providing US$600 million in security assistance to Ukraine and other allies in Eastern Europe, sending a letter on 22 May to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth demanding that the funds be released.
Source: Associated Press
Details: Disputes between Congress and President Donald Trump's administration have intensified in recent weeks, as lawmakers from both parties seek answers about what happened to US$400 million in aid for Ukraine and another US$200 million allocated for defence programmes in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Congress approved the funding last year.
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