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World News
September 25, 2019 / 3:45 PM / Updated 6 hours ago
U.S. expects about $30 million in Ukraine military aid may be delayed: sources
Phil Stewart

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration expects that perhaps only $30 million of this year’s $250 million in military aid to Ukraine will not be put in the spending pipeline by a Monday deadline, when the government’s fiscal year ends, two U.S. officials told Reuters.

The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the subject, could not say whether the delay was caused by President Donald Trump’s move to temporarily freeze nearly $400 million in American aid to Ukraine.

But the disclosure that almost 90% of the aid will meet the Monday deadline could suggest limited practical impact on Ukraine’s military, despite the unfolding political drama in Washington.

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