U.S. Defense Department

Oops: $3 Billion Pentagon Accounting Error Means More Arms for Ukraine

What’s a lazy couple of billion in U.S. taxpayer dollars when there’s a war in Eastern Europe to fight? That question was answered Thursday when the Defense Department revealed it can send more weapons to Ukraine without Congress spending approval after the Pentagon overestimated the value of the arms it has already sent Kyiv by some $3 billion.

DONETSK OBLAST, UKRAINE - APRIL 24: Ukrainian soldiers fire artillery on Donetsk frontline