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Reports DoD Overvalued Aid To Ukraine By $3 Billion Are ‘Extremely Problematic,’ Lawmakers Say

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Reports DoD Overvalued Aid To Ukraine By $3 Billion Are ‘Extremely Problematic,’ Lawmakers Say
Pallets of ammunition, weapons and other equipment bound for Ukraine are secured onto a plane during a foreign military sales mission at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Feb. 28, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. J.D. Strong II)

The leaders of national security committees in the House have called reports that the Pentagon miscalculated the value of weapons aid provided to Ukraine by $3 billion “extremely problematic, to say the least.” Reps. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) and Michael McCaul (R-Texas), chairs of the House Armed Services and Foreign Affairs Committees, respectively, called on the Biden administration to use these extra funds to provide advanced munitions in support of Ukraine’s planned offensive operation. “The revelation of a three-billion-dollar accounting error…

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