{"id":97,"date":"2026-05-22T19:35:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T19:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=97"},"modified":"2026-05-22T19:35:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T19:35:05","slug":"senators-from-both-parties-push-hegseth-for-action-on-ukraine-aid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=97","title":{"rendered":"Senators from both parties push Hegseth for action on Ukraine aid"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 A bipartisan group of senators is pushing back on delays by the Department of Defense in sending <span>$600 million in security aid<\/span> to Ukraine and other allies in eastern Europe, dispatching a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday that calls for the funding to be disbursed.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=95\">Ukrainian protesters in Kyiv urge veto of a bill families fear could declare missing soldiers dead<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Friction has grown between Congress and the Trump administration in recent weeks as lawmakers from both sides of the aisle push for updates on what has happened with $400 million in Ukraine aid and $200 million more for defense programs in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The money was allocated by Congress last year. Even Republican lawmakers have aired their frustration as <span>President Donald Trump\u2019s administration disengages<\/span> with Ukraine and other European allies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUkraine has persistently and bravely repelled a four-year Russian onslaught, but its military needs and deserves continued American support,\u201d said Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin and Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley in the joint letter.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Republican Sens. Kevin Cramer and Thom Tillis and Democratic Sens. Michael Bennet and Catherine Cortez Masto also signed onto the letter.<\/p>\n<p>During a <span>congressional hearing<\/span> over three weeks ago, Hegseth had told lawmakers that the Ukraine funding had been \u201creleased\u201d and a spending plan would soon be sent to lawmakers. But the senators say the Pentagon failed to meet the promised May 15 deadline for that plan.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<!-- AP \"Read More\" embed (place mid-article) --><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cAny further delays \u2014 particularly as the Department reportedly plans troubling U.S. troops withdrawals from the region \u2014 risks our ability to adequately deter Russia,\u201d the senators said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=93\">WHO chief says Ebola outbreak in Congo is \u2018spreading rapidly\u2019 and upgrades risk assessment<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The letter was the latest sign of <span>Senate Republican frustration<\/span> with the Trump administration after a week in which the president endorsed the primary challenger to Texas Sen. John Cornyn, angering many.<\/p>\n<p>In a back-and-forth with the president on social media Friday, Tillis blamed Trump\u2019s advisors for a list of policies he says are hurting the GOP politically, including, \u201cFiring our very best generals and not holding Putin accountable for his systematic kidnapping, rape, torture, and murder of Ukrainian civilians.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Several Republicans have also taken issue with Hegseth\u2019s <span>firing of Army Chief of Staff<\/span> Gen. Randy George last month. George had pushed to reconfigure the Army\u2019s battlefield strategy to incorporate drone warfare and had worked with Ukraine\u2019s military to learn from its experience.<\/p>\n<p>In the House, a Democratic-backed proposal to impose sweeping sanctions on Russia and send $1 billion in military aid to Ukraine has <span>gained momentum<\/span> as well. While that aid package is unlikely to become law, it\u2019s helping fuel a renewed push among lawmakers for supporting Ukraine\u2019s war effort.<\/p>\n<p>The $400 million in security aid for Ukraine is relatively small compared to the <span>multi-billion dollar aid packages<\/span> that Congress initially approved in the months and years immediately following Russia\u2019s invasion, but for lawmakers, the provision has also taken on significance as a sign of their continued support.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=91\">US says \u2018slight progress\u2019 in Iran talks amid uncertainty on whether war will resume<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A bipartisan group of senators is pushing back on delays by the Department of Defense in sending roughly $600 million in security aid to Ukraine and other allies in eastern Europe. They sent a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday that calls for the funding to be disbursed. Friction has grown between Congress and the Trump administration in recent weeks as lawmakers push for updates on what has happened with $400 million in Ukraine aid and $200 million more for defense programs in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania that was allocated by Congress last year. Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin and Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley led the letter. Republican Sens. Kevin Cramer and Thom Tillis, as well as Democratic Sens. 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