Sen Vance memo warns GOP colleagues of ‘systemic failures’ in US aid to Ukraine

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FIRST ON FOX: Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, is sending a memo to GOP colleagues ahead of Wednesday afternoon's closed-door meeting on Ukraine, warning lawmakers about the latest Department of Defense (DOD) report that he said detailed the "shortcomings in monitoring U.S. aid to Ukraine."

The January 2024 report, the most recent in a series of government watchdog publications highlighting deficiencies in overseeing U.S. aid to Ukraine, outlines the inadequacies of both the Biden administration and the Ukrainian Armed Forces in effectively monitoring U.S.-supplied weapons.

The report from the Inspector General specifically delves into enhanced end-use monitoring (EEUM), a classification reserved for weapons that "incorporate sensitive technology," are "particularly susceptible to diversion or misuse," or could have "serious consequences" if diverted or misused.

According to the report, a substantial 59%, or $1.005 billion out of the total $1.699 billion value of EEUM-designated weapons sent to Ukraine, were classified as "delinquent." This means that they were not monitored in accordance with DOD standards.

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"Claims of radical transparency and tracking of U.S. weapons in Ukraine are simply not accurate," Vance wrote in the memo. "Assertions that ‘there is no evidence of illicit transfer of EEUM defense