That funding shortfall does not appear to have happened, largely because the Pentagon previously overvalued the amount it had spent on weaponry to Ukraine by $6.2 billion. “But I think we'll have a very strong case, and hopefully garner congressional support for continued funding-in particular for munitions production increases and munitions buys to support Ukraine.”ĬNN previously reported that the White House was not planning to ask Congress for new Ukraine funding before the end of the fiscal year at the end of September, pitting administration officials against some lawmakers and congressional staffers who were concerned that the funds could run out by mid-summer. The administration “is working on a package for Congress to consider this fall,” Bush said, adding that the details still have to be determined by the Office of Management Budget. Last month, Ukraine passed legislation moving its official Christmas holiday to December 25, further distancing itself from the traditions of the Russian Orthodox Church, which celebrates the holiday on January 7. Ukraine, however, has expressed concern about the loyalties of some of the priests. Splitting with Kiril, the leadership of the church denounced Russia’s attack, and in May 2022, declared its independence from Russia. Some background: The church, despite the name, had traditionally been loyal to the Russian Orthodox Church, whose leader Patriarch Kiril has openly supported Moscow’s brutal invasion of Ukraine. Print and electronic materials that contained pro-Russian propaganda intended for distribution were confiscated from the computer of the priest, who was head of the Tulchyn diocese, the statement said. "He was found guilty of infringing on territorial integrity, actions aimed at violent change or overthrow of the constitutional order, violation of the equality of citizens, and justification, recognition of the legitimacy, denial of the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine," read the statement.
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