Pentagon determines Ukraine training and support exempt from potential government shutdown

'You Can't Make This Up' - Pentagon Exempts Ukraine Operations From Potential Government Shutdown

If the House of Representatives fails to find a way to fund the government before the shutdown deadline at the end of the month, many services provided by the federal government to residents of the U.S. domestically and citizens overseas will cease, albeit temporarily. U.S. aid to Ukraine, however, will continue, according to a statement from a Department of Defense spokesman Thursday that seemed to reverse the Pentagon’s position as communicate…

OF COURSE: Pentagon Exempts Ukraine Funding From Possible Government Shutdown

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DOD support for Ukraine will not be hindered by potential government shutdown

The Department of Defense’s support for Ukraine will not stop in the event of a government shutdown, which would occur if Congress doesn’t come to a funding agreement before the

Pentagon Says Ukraine Training, Weapons Shipments Will Continue Despite Any Government Shutdown

The aid is an "excepted" activity, meaning it is not dependent on lawmakers providing new funding for the Ukraine mission, called Operation Atlantic Resolve.