Biden trying to ‘put Ukraine in the strongest possible position’ with new aid package, White House says
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The Biden administration is rushing assistance to Ukraine in an effort to put Kyiv “in the strongest possible position” as Russia steps up its attacks and President Joe Biden prepares to leave office in less than two months.
The Biden administration is rushing assistance to Ukraine in an effort to put Kyiv “in the strongest possible position” as Russia steps up its attacks and President Joe Biden prepares to leave office in less than two months. “Today, we are announcing a $725 million security assistance package for Ukraine, which includes substantial quantities of artillery, rockets, and air defense capabilities,” national security adviser Jake Sullivan wrote in a statement. “The President has directed the Department of Defense to deliver the materiel to Ukraine rapidly — to ensure that Ukraine has the equipment it needs to defend itself.” Sullivan wrote that, between December and mid-January, “we will deliver hundreds of thousands of additional artillery rounds, thousands of additional rockets, and other critical capabilities to help Ukraine defend its freedom and independence.” The statement twice refers to putting “Ukrainian forces in the strongest possible position” before Biden’s term ends. Secretary of State Antony Blinken first made the announcement earlier Monday. The new tranche of military assistance includes Stinger missiles, ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) and anti-personnel landmines. Blinken arrived in Brussels on Tuesday morning for his last meeting of the NATO foreign ministers. The top US diplomat said his country was determined to support Ukraine and accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of “once again weaponizing winter, trying to freeze people out of their homes.”
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