In a scathing rebuke, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is calling out the Pentagon for withholding $400 million in critical military aid to Ukraine, despite Congress authorizing the funds. The funds, aimed at bolstering Ukraine's defenses against Russian aggression, have been stalled in bureaucratic limbo, sparking concerns about the US commitment to its Eastern European ally. At the center of the controversy is Elbridge Colby, the undersecretary of defense for policy, who McConnell has singled out as the main obstacle to releasing the aid. As chair of the powerful Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, McConnell's criticism carries significant weight, and his call for transparency and action is likely to put pressure on the Pentagon to explain its delay in releasing the desperately needed aid.
Former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.), who now chairs the powerful Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, is taking the Pentagon to task for sitting on $400 million in military aid to Ukraine authorized by Congress. And he is putting the spotlight on Elbridge Colby, the undersecretary of defense for policy, as the most likely obstacle...
