Biden Announces $5.9 Billion for Ukraine Amid Final Aid Push
- Includes $2.5 billion for weapons, $3.4 billion budget support
- Funds include final disbursements under Ukraine aid programs
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The US on Monday announced almost $5.9 billion in military and economic aid for Ukraine, some of the final funds to be disbursed under President Joe Biden before an expected shift in support by incoming President-elect Donald Trump.
The military aid includes $1.25 billion in so-called Presidential Drawdown Authority, which pulls weapons and ammunition from US stockpiles, and the final $1.22 billion from the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, Biden said in a statement. The aid includes air defense, artillery and “other critical weapons systems,” he said.