$3 billion accounting error means the Pentagon can send more weapons to Ukraine
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The Pentagon has overestimated the value of the weapons it has sent to Ukraine by at least $3 billion. It's an accounting error that could be a boon for the war effort because it will allow the Defense Department to send more weapons now without asking Congress for more money.
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The Pentagon has overestimated the value of the weapons it has sent to Ukraine by at least $3 billion. It's an accounting error that could be a boon for the war effort because it will allow the Defense Department to send more weapons now without asking Congress for more money.
By Kylie Atwood, Oren Liebermann and Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration made an accounting error in assessing the value of the military support that the US has given to Ukraine to date, freeing up approximately $3 billion more in aid, an amount likely to mitigate the need for Con…
The Pentagon overvalued US equipment it sent to Ukraine by around $3 billion, a Senate aide and a defense official told Reuters on 18 May, an error that opens up the possibility of more weapons being sent to Kyiv for its defense against Russian forces.
WASHINGTON (Reuters)—The Pentagon overestimated the value of the ammunition, missiles and other equipment it sent to Ukraine by around $3 billion, a Senate aide and a defense official said on Thursday, an error that may lead the way for more weapons being sent to Kyiv for its defense against Russian…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has overestimated the value of the weapons it has sent to Ukraine by at least $3 billion — an accounting error that could
The Pentagon’s “accounting error” will allow President Joe Biden to send an extra $3 billion in military aid to Ukraine without congressional approval. Was this deliberate?
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has overestimated the value of the weapons it has sent to Ukraine by at least $3 billion — an accounting error that could be a boon for the war effort because it will allow the Defense Department to send more weapons now without asking Congress for more money.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Pentagon has overestimated the value of the weapons it has sent to Ukraine by at least $3 billion — an accounting error that could be a boon for the war effort because it will allow the Defense Department to send more weapons now without asking Congress for more money.
