Biden Administration Announces Another $725 Million In Ukraine Military Aid

The Biden administration announced on Monday that it would be sending another $725 million to Ukraine as it ramps up military aid to the country before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.

The State Department said that it would be giving Ukraine a variety of military equipment including Stinger missiles, ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, artillery ammunition, drones, tube-launched, optically guided, wire-tracked missiles, small arms and ammunition, and other military supplies. 

“As part of the surge in security assistance that President Biden announced on September 26, the United States is providing another significant package of urgently needed weapons and equipment to our Ukrainian partners as they defend against Russia’s ongoing attacks,” the State Department said. “The United States and more than 50 nations stand united to ensure Ukraine has the capabilities it needs to defend itself against Russian aggression.”

The aid was supplied in addition to another $275 million in military aid the Biden administration committed to on November 20. 

The aid comes as Biden enters the final month of his presidency and just after he made a major policy change to authorize Ukraine to launch long-range American-supplied missiles into Russia. Donald Trump Jr. accused the Biden administration of trying to start a world war before his father’s inauguration in January.

“The Military Industrial Complex seems to want to make sure they get World War 3 going before my father has a chance to create peace and save lives. Gotta lock in those $Trillions. Life be damned!!! Imbeciles!” he posted on X in response.  

The policy change was met with mixed reactions from Republicans who asked why Biden was making the change now. 

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky asserted last week that the war could end if the country became part of NATO.  

“If we want to stop the hot stage of the war, we should take under the NATO umbrella the territory of Ukraine that we have under our control. That’s what we need to do, fast. And then Ukraine can get back the other part of its territory diplomatically,” he said.

Trump has promised to bring a quick end to the war, saying that he will negotiate peace. 

“We’re going to work very hard on Russia and Ukraine. It’s got to stop. Russia and Ukraine’s gotta stop,” he said in November.