The White House commented on how they plan to use the Lend-Lease program for Ukraine. They explained that the military aid now going to Ukraine is gratuitous, unlike Lend-Lease, so they first exhaust it. Reported by Voice of America.

“Now we are prioritizing security assistance for Ukraine, for which they will not need to return funds later,” a White House official responded to a request from reporters..

As he explained, the Lend-Lease program provides for a refund for the received equipment, while other programs through which the United States provides assistance to Ukraine, such as USAI (Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative) and the presidential powers program, do not provide for a refund..

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The current deliveries of American weapons to Ukraine are carried out under these programs..

The US presidential administration is using funds for them allocated by the United States Congress - we are talking about a $ 40 billion package, where more than half is money directly for weapons.. As explained in the White House, these funds must be spent before the end of the fiscal year in the United States, which falls at the end of September..

Recall that Joe Biden signed the law on Lend-Lease for Ukraine on May 9. However, already now, that is, before the launch of Lend-Lease, heavy weapons began to arrive in Ukraine, already changing the balance of forces at the front, in particular, the HIMARS MLRS.