The Joe Biden administration announced yet another $100 million security package for Ukraine on Thursday, as the president is expected to sign a bill authorizing billions more in assistance.
The additional security assistance that “will provide Ukraine with additional artillery, radar and other equipment that they are already using so effectively on the battlefield,” Biden said in a statement.
“These weapons and equipment will go directly to the front lines of freedom in Ukraine and reiterate our strong support for the brave people of Ukraine as they defend their country against Russia’s continued aggression.”
Secretary of State Antony Blinken also released a statement.
“I am authorizing our tenth transfer of additional weapons and equipment for the defense of Ukraine from US Department of Defense stockpiles valued at up to $100 million,” he said in a statement.
The latest package brings total US military assistance to Ukraine to approximately $3.9 billion in weapons and equipment since the start of the Russian invasion.
“The United States, as well as more than 40 allies and partner countries, are working day and night to expedite shipments of weapons and equipment essential to Ukraine’s defense,” Blinken said.
This comes after the White House warned that any delay in authorizing additional funding for Ukraine could lead to disruptions in arms and equipment shipments.
The Biden administration makes it a top priority to send remittances to Ukraine as quickly as possible, reducing the approval and delivery process from weeks to days.
But officials warned that money from the latest supplemental funding package was running low and that Congress needed to act quickly to keep critical weapons shipments flowing.
The announcement of the latest security package comes as Biden is expected to sign a new $40 billion aid bill, passed by the Senate also on Thursday.
It includes $11 billion in presidential looting authority, in which the U.S. draws directly from American stockpiles to ship weapons to Ukraine, as well as another $6 billion for the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, where the Pentagon contracts weapons for Ukraine.
Source: CNN Brasil
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