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2023-06-21 12:03:26 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

The US Government did not accidentally send $6.2bn to Ukraine. In fact, it over-estimated what it had sent to Ukraine by that amount. Ukraine received $6.2bn less than was budgeted. The underspend will now be rectified, per the Pentagon: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/21/extra-6bn-in-us-arms-for-ukraine-after-accounting-error

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• The US Government did not accidentally send $6.2bn to Ukraine. In fact, it over-estimated what it had sent to Ukraine by that amount. Ukraine received $6.2bn less than was budgeted. The underspend will now be rectified, per the Pentagon: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/21/extra-6bn-in-us-arms-for-ukraine-after-accounting-error