US suggests new weapons supply model for Ukraine using allied funds - WSJ
Photo: The US Congress has proposed a new mechanism for supplying weapons to Ukraine at the expense of allies (Getty Images)
Republican senators in the United States have developed a mechanism to arm Ukraine with American weapons using funding from European allies, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Republican Senators Roger Wicker and Jim Risch have introduced the Peace Act, a bill that proposes the creation of a special fund to be financed by Ukraine’s European allies to pay for US-made weapons.
The bill calls for the fund to be established under the US Department of the Treasury, which would receive contributions from allied nations.
The Secretary of Defense would then be authorized to use these funds to pay defense contractors to replenish US stockpiles, allowing continued arms deliveries to Ukraine.
The senators expect the fund to raise between $5 billion and $8 billion annually, with Germany and the United Kingdom likely to be the primary contributors.
According to Wicker, the Peace Act provides US President Donald Trump and America’s allies with an additional tool to accelerate military aid to Ukraine using existing American stockpiles.
As the senator noted, this is the fastest way to arm Ukraine while minimizing the strategic and military threat that Russia poses to the United States and NATO.
Wicker has discussed the bill with the White House, which, according to his aides, has responded positively to the idea, WSJ reports.
The authors of the Peace Act hope it can be passed by the end of 2025 as part of the annual defense policy legislation prepared by the Senate Armed Services Committee, chaired by Wicker.
