US to announce "substantial" military aid package for Ukraine in coming days – media
www.pravda.com.ua
Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:48:10 +0200
The outgoing administration of US President Joe Biden plans to announce its final military aid package for Ukraine on Thursday, 9 January, which is expected to be substantial.
Source Associated Press, citing two US officials, as reported by European Pravda Details The official announcement of the US military aid package will coincide with the meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group, also known as the Ramstein format.
The AP sources did not specify the packages exact value, but indicated it would be significant.
However, it seems unlikely that the remaining US4 billion in funding authorised by Congress to the White House for Ukraine will be exhausted.
Officials stated that more than US2 billion will likely be left for Donald Trumps future administration to manage.
Background On 30 December, the US announced a nearly US2.5 billion defence aid package for Ukraine.
This included US1.25 billion worth of weapons and equipment from Pentagon stockpiles and US1.22 billion allocated for new weaponry orders under the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative USAI.
Since the start of Russias fullscale invasion in 2022, the total amount of US military aid to Ukraine has reached US66 billion.
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