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The United States announced on Monday an additional $6 billion in military and financial aid to Ukraine, as President Joe Biden uses his final weeks in office to ramp up assistance before President-elect Donald Trump takes office, Reuters reported.
The United States announced an additional $2.5 billion in security (military) assistance to Ukraine, with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen saying the United States had provided $3.4 billion in additional budget assistance, giving the war-torn country critical resources amid intensifying Russian attacks on Ukrainian civilians and infrastructure.
“At my direction, the United States will continue to work relentlessly to strengthen Ukraine’s position in this war for the remainder of my term,” President Joe Biden said in a statement.
Biden’s announcement includes $1.25 billion in military aid drawn from U.S. stockpiles and a $1.22 billion Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) package, the final package of the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative during his presidency.
Under the U.S. arms embargo, military equipment is purchased from the U.S. defense industry or U.S. partners, rather than drawn from U.S. stockpiles, meaning it can take months or years to reach the battlefield.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is nearing its third year, beginning in February 2022, and the Russians have recently used North Korean forces to bolster their combat position in Kursk, Russia.
North Korean forces have suffered significant casualties on the front lines of Russia’s war against Ukraine, with 1,000 of its troops killed or wounded in the past week alone in the Kursk region of Russia, U.S. government spokesman John Kirby said Friday.
U.S. President Joe Biden said the new assistance will provide Ukraine with an immediate influx of capabilities that continue to be used extensively on the battlefield and a long-term supply of air defense, artillery, and other vital weapons systems.
After nearly three years of war, the United States has pledged billions of dollars in aid to Ukraine, but it is uncertain whether the aid will continue at that pace under anti-war President Donald Trump, who will replace Joe Biden on January 20, 2025.
During Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, he questioned the level of U.S. involvement in the conflict, suggesting that European allies should shoulder more of the financial burden, and some of his fellow Republicans — who will control the House and Senate starting next month, 2025 — have also softened their support for sending more aid to Ukraine.
The direct assistance to Ukraine’s budget, provided in coordination with the U.S. Agency for International Development and the State Department, represents the final disbursement under the Ukraine Supplemental Security Appropriations Act of 2024, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in a statement.
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