The administration of US President Donald Trump has redirected tens of millions of dollars in military aid that was also intended for Slovakia. The funds are instead to go to countries in Latin America. The total value of the redirected aid exceeds 50 million dollars. ta3.com ↗
The money was approved in connection with the Russian invasion of Ukraine and was also meant to support Slovakia. However, the Trump administration decided to use part of it on another continent. The funds are headed to Panama, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia. tnlive.sk (Markíza) ↗
The decision came despite the disagreement of Democrats in the House of Representatives and the Senate. The criticism concerns mainly the fact that funds originally linked to security support in the context of the war in Ukraine were redirected for a different purpose and to a different region. aktuality.sk ↗
The transfer concerns military aid provided by the United States. From the available data, it is not clear what specific amount of funding was originally supposed to go to Slovakia, nor which projects or equipment were to be financed from this aid.
The administration's decision thus changes the geographic allocation of part of the approved funds. Further developments will depend on the political response of Congress and on whether the decision can be changed or the transfer of funds stopped.
US Redirected Military Aid Intended Also for Slovakia to Latin America
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USA presmerovali vojenskú pomoc určenú aj pre Slovensko. Milióny dolárov pôjdu do Latinskej Ameriky
STVR (Spravy)
| 12:10 02.10.
Milióny určené aj Slovensku pôjdu inam. Trump ich presmeroval spriazneným vládam do Latinskej Ameriky
tnlive.sk (Markíza)
| 11:55 02.10.
Trumpova administratíva presunula vojenskú pomoc aj zo Slovenska do Latinskej Ameriky napriek odporu Kongresu
aktuality.sk
| 11:55 02.10.
Trump presmeroval vojenskú pomoc určenú aj Slovensku. Vyše 50 miliónov dolárov putuje do Latinskej Ameriky
ta3.com
| 11:46 02.10.
Trump presmeroval vojenskú pomoc určenú aj Slovensku. Milióny dolárov poputujú úplne inam
kultura.pravda.sk
| 11:50 02.10.
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