U.S. assistance to Ukraine ” she noted.
Last year, the Pentagon created a new team to monitor security assistance to Ukraine and Republican calls for increased oversight of how Kyiv uses the money.
A senior US representative began working in Ukraine in late August 2023, and in September, additional staff were sent to be based at the US Embassy in Kyiv.
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine stated that it initiated the concept of self-reporting by the partner country on the end use of aid back in the fall of 2023. A plan for joint physical inspections for the first half of 2024 has already been agreed.
Thus, in January 2024, the Internal Audit Service of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, representatives of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and representatives of the US Embassy jointly conducted an inspection of weapons and property provided by American partners in one of the military units.
At the 18th Ramstein format meeting, Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin confirmed that the United States has “seen no credible evidence” of misuse or illegal diversion of American equipment sent to Ukraine. The United States is currently continuing to monitor and report on American security assistance.
