Biden Plans a $1 Billion Ukraine Weapons Package, Officials Say
Soldiers unload artillery shells at a frontline position in the Donetsk Region of eastern Ukraine.
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The White House is set to announce $1 billion in fresh military aid for Ukraine including 155mm artillery shells and air-defense munitions, two administration officials said, as the US looks to act quickly once a long-delayed supplemental funding request becomes law.
The latest arms package for Ukraine will be announced soon after President Joe Biden signs the $61 billion Ukraine supplemental into law, one of the officials said. It would be the largest since a $2.5 billion package from Pentagon stockpiles in January 2023. It will be the 56th package sent under what’s known as the Presidential Drawdown Authority.