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US invokes famous Lend-Lease Act
The Ukraine war has been leading to some peculiar historical reminiscences: The US Senate has now unanimously reactivated the famous Lend-Lease Act from World War II in order to be able to deliver weapons and other goods faster and more efficiently – this time to the most corrupt country in Europe: Ukraine. A corresponding bill was just passed in the US Senate.
WashingtonDuring World War II, the law allowed the US to provide military and non-military supplies to its allies without time-consuming procedural hurdles. Above all, Stalin’s Soviet Union benefited from this, as it only survived the German advance in 1941/42 thanks to flows of American aid supplies.
Even today, the “Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022” is intended to accelerate the transfer of war equipment and other militarily relevant goods to Ukraine by removing bureaucratic hurdles. Such a law effectively allows war supplies to be given away – the only provision being that the recipient country repays the United States at some point in the future.
This week, the US State Department announced an additional $100 million for the delivery of Javelin anti-tank guided missiles and other material to Ukraine. This brings US military aid to a total of $2,4 billion since the Russian operation began on February 24.
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