news

us department of defense: most of the revenue generated by supplying weapons to ukraine stays in the united states

2024-09-08

한어Русский языкEnglishFrançaisIndonesianSanskrit日本語DeutschPortuguêsΕλληνικάespañolItalianoSuomalainenLatina

since the outbreak of the russia-ukraine conflict, the united states has continued to add fuel to the flames and aid ukraine. a document released by the u.s. department of defense on the 6th showed that most of the jobs created by the united states' continued supply of arms to ukraine remain in the united states, and most of the profits flow to u.s. military-industrial enterprises.

according to statistics from the us media, since the ukrainian crisis escalated in february 2022, the total amount of us military support to ukraine has exceeded us$55.7 billion, and the sophistication and destructive power of the weapons provided to ukraine have gradually increased.

the latest documents from the u.s. department of defense show that 35 u.s. federal states received a total of $41.7 billion in contracts during this process. pennsylvania, arizona and texas are the states that benefited the most from the u.s. military support for ukraine. among them, pennsylvania received a total of $2.52 billion in contracts, arizona received $2.02 billion, and texas received $1.85 billion.

although the russia-ukraine conflict has caused serious human and economic losses to both countries, it has allowed american military-industrial giants and their military-industrial complexes to make huge profits.

this document from the us department of defense shows that us military giants such as raytheon and general dynamics have signed multi-billion dollar contracts with the us department of defense to produce weapons, a large portion of which have been provided to ukraine.

the us government has repeatedly stressed since last year that the weapons it provides to ukraine are mainly produced and manufactured in the united states, and are also contracts signed with us arms dealers, and the revenue and jobs remain in the united states. the us government hopes to gain the support of the american people. but even so, voices in the united states opposing the government's military support for ukraine continue to rise.

in an interview with u.s. media in march this year, ukrainian president zelensky said, "in most cases, 80% of the money allocated by the u.s. congress and the u.s. government, at least more than 75% of it, remains in the united states. the ammunition was shipped to ukraine, but the production was carried out there, and the money remained in the united states."