An additional $1 billion of military aid will soon be making its way to Ukraine.
“Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced the Pentagon will send nearly $1 billion to Ukraine, bringing the total the United States has committed to Ukraine to more than $62 billion since Russia launched its invasion in February 2022,” ABC News reported.
“The package dedicated an additional $988 million to Ukraine and will provide the country with more drones, rockets for the High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, and support for maintenance and sustainment.”
Less than two weeks after Trump’s historic election victory, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said the US government would send as much money as possible to Ukraine before Trump takes office on 20 January 2025.
“As we’re working to make sure that Ukraine has what it needs to effectively protect itself, the United States continues to step up. We’ve obligated just recently and pushed out the door another 8 billion dollars in security assistance for Ukraine. That was in September. Another almost half-a-billion-dollars just a few weeks ago,” Blinken said during a press conference in Brussels, as he met with NATO leaders.
“President Biden has committed to making sure that every dollar we have at our disposal will be pushed out the door between now and January 20th.”