White House announces new weapons package for Ukraine to confront Russia

White House announces new weapons package for Ukraine to confront Russia

The United States Government announced another arms aid package for Ukraine, without revealing the amount or content of it. White House spokesman John Kirby said: The United States would continue to provide more aid to Ukraine “until the end of this Administration.”

Washington had said 10 days ago that it would send missiles, ammunition, anti-personnel mines and other weapons worth $725 million to Ukraine.as the outgoing administration of President Joe Biden seeks to bolster kyiv in its war against Russian invaders before leaving office in January.

Thursday’s package, which also uses the Presidential Arms Reduction Authority (PDA) to send weapons from US arsenals to the front, is expected to is worth $500 million and includes ammunition for highly mobile artillery rocket systems, according to a person briefed on the matter..

The person warned that the quantity and content were changing as of Thursday afternoon.

After Thursday, US$5.6 billion in PDA They will continue to be available to Biden without the need for congressional approval.

Moscow’s troops have been capturing town after town in eastern Ukraine, as part of a campaign to seize the industrial region of Donbas, while Russian air forces have targeted Ukraine’s weak energy grid as winter approaches.