Sen Josh Hawley renews efforts to designate inspector general for Ukraine aid

First on the fox: In the midst of the war of the word between the president Donald Trump And Ukrainian Volodimir Zelenskyy, Senator Josh Hawley, sets off legislation that would install a special general inspector for Ukrainian assistance.

Hawley, R-m., Rehareing the re-introduction of the legislature he sponsored along with Vice-President JD Vance, when Vance was in Senate, for an independent guard who revised an exceeding $ 174 billion Congress has applied for assistance in Ukraine.

A special inspector for Ukrainian assistance in Ukraine was named the then democratic controlled Senate when Hawley first introduced him to 2023. But with Republican control of both Congress and President Donald Trump because of the increasing frustration because of Ukrainian aid, Hawley believes now has a chance to become a law.

“The US taxpayers should not wonder where their billions of help Ukraine and what they are financing there now.

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The guard would be similar to those created for the reconstruction of Afghanistan, known as Sigar, and one created to explore the fraud of Cores ACT during Pandemia Covid-19, known as SIGPR, and others created after the financial crisis 2008. Sigtarp).

According to Hawley’s Proposal of the Law, the Office of the Ukraine Inspector General would supervise the assistance programs run by the Ministry of Defense, State Department and the US International Development Agency (USAID).

The law would shine dollars from the Ukrainian Economic Assistance Fund, and the General Inspector should submit three -month reports to the Congress on Office.

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While the Congress expressed a draft budget, Hawley issued a warning to the Senate leaders not to try to “slide” in Ukrainian assistance. “We should not give Ukraine more.

Hawley’s action comes after the tension between Trump and Zelenskyy has reached a fever this week after Trump called the Ukrainian leader “dictator” who “never had to start” war.

Zelenskyy said in return that Trump was acting in a “disinformation space”.

This week, Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz sat with their Russian colleagues and agreed to increase their diplomatic presence in the countries of each other.

Hawley, while distracting Zlenskyy’s “dictator,” supported Trump’s claim that Ukraine was supposed to hold elections, even in the time of the war.

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“We gave elections during World War II,” Hawley said. “If they are a democracy, you should hold a choice. I don’t think it’s difficult.”

“[Zelenskyy] Is the chosen leader from the country, “Hawley said.” But, you know, at some point you have to hold a choice. “

Trump pushed Zelenskyy to pay for US support. Last week, Scott Bessent Minister traveled to Ukraine to hand over to the Ukrainian president a draft of the contract that he had now given to hundreds of billions of minerals.

National Security Advisor Mike Waltz said on Thursday that Ukraine needs “tonets” and sign a mineral contract.

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“We presented to Ukraine a truly amazing and historical opportunity for the United States to invest with Ukraine in their economy, invest in their natural resources and really become a partner in the future of Ukraine in a way that is sustainable, but also would be – I think – the best security guarantee to whom they could ever hope, much more than another munition palette, “he said.