By KYIV. Nov 29 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden on November 28 released information about which U.S. states benefited from billions of dollars spent on arming Ukraine, seeking to win the support of Republicans who voted against aid to Kyiv, Reuters reports.
In particular, Pennsylvania received $2.364 billion – the most of any state – in the form of expenditures and investments on the creation of weapons and ammunition, according to documents reviewed by Reuters.
It is noted that in Texas, 18 of 25 Republican U.S. representatives voted against aid to Ukraine. At the same time, Texas received $1.45 billion to produce 155mm shells and other weapons. In Arizona, three of six Republican representatives voted against aid while $2.196 billion was flowing into the state.
“During his latest request for $106 billion in new funds for Ukraine, Israel, the Indo-Pacific region and border enforcement, U.S. President Joe Biden on October 20 emphasized that arms for Ukraine equals jobs for Americans,” Reuters reports.
He noted some of the money would go to U.S. companies to replace equipment sent abroad and mentioned Patriot missile systems that are made by RTX’s (RTX.N) Raytheon in Arizona, and “artillery shells manufactured in 12 states across the country,” naming Pennsylvania, Ohio and Texas.
