President Joe Biden, the U.S. Supreme Commander, has said that the United States would provide an additional $2.5 billion in military aid to Ukraine to help it counter aggression from Moscow before he departs office and Donald Trump takes over the White House on January 20. On Monday, Biden reaffirmed his support for strengthening Ukraine’s situation amid the conflict with Russia in a statement. “As I directed the United States does I will continue to work without a stop to build more strength of Ukraine in this war of my remaining term,” Biden said.
The new remitted total quartet of $ 2.47bn includes $ 1.25bn for direct military assistance from the US stocks and $ 1.22bn of allocation under the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI), which marks the last USAI package before Biden leaves office. In contrast, to aid drawn from supplies currently in inventory owned by the U.S. Department of Defense, USAI monies buy equipment from defense makers or foreign partners to be flown to the front with delays ranging from months to years.
On the occasion of the third anniversary of the conflict, new forms of warfare emerged. In recent years, Russia has strengthened its forces with North Korean troops, but the latter has suffered heavy losses. Specific information was given by the White House official spokesman John Kirby, announcing the losses of the North Korean side during the last week with the number of more than one thousand killed or wounded soldiers, all detected in the Russian territory of Kursk.
Biden pointed out that the new assistance will equip Ukraine with short-term and long-term capacities: sophisticated air defense systems, artillery, and other necessary weapons. “This aid will provide Ukraine with an immediate boost in capabilities that it still employs effectively in combat today,” Biden said.
So far, the total aid given by the U.S. to Ukraine has been $175 billion. But even such support could become questionable under Trum,p who showed little interest in the conflict for the United States to be involved in it.
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