Biden steps up Ukraine military aid surge with new $725M package

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Source: Axios

11 hours ago


The Biden administration announced a new $725 million security assistance package for Ukraine on Monday that includes a provision for more land mines and precision rocket launchers.

Why it matters: President Biden has committed to a "surge" in aid for Kyiv before he leaves office, with President-elect Trump having publicly criticized military aid to Ukraine.

Retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg, Trump's pick for special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, has pushed a proposal to end the war between the two nations that would include requiring Kyiv to relinquish its goal of regaining seized territory.

Driving the news: National security adviser Jake Sullivan said Biden had directed the Defense Department to rapidly deliver to Ukraine materiel that includes "hundreds of thousands of additional artillery rounds, thousands of additional rockets, and other critical capabilities" between now and mid-January.

"To help Ukraine stabilize its lines in the east, the President has authorized the provision of non-persistent anti-personnel land mines to Ukraine as a limited exception to the Administration's continuing landmine policy," per Sullivan's statement.

"In response to the entry of North Korean soldiers into this war, the President has decided to adjust permissions on Ukraine's use of U.S.-provided long-range missiles. And to disrupt Russia's war machine, the United States has implemented major sanctions against Russia's financial sector, with more sanctions to follow."

State of play: Russian leader Vladimir Putin's forces last month attacked Ukraine using an "experimental" intermediate-range ballistic missile.

Read more: https://www.axios.com/2024/12/03/biden-ukraine-russia-trump

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1. Good. I hope he gives them money that the rapist can't claw back