The White House is trying to disburse last $7bn in aid approved by Congress before Trump begins second term

Summary

The Biden administration announced $725 million in military aid to Ukraine, including Stinger missiles, anti-drone weapons, Himars munitions, and artillery shells.

The assistance aims to bolster Ukraine’s defenses ahead of Donald Trump’s presidency, as he has pledged to cut all aid and push for peace talks.

This package is part of a larger $7 billion effort to support Ukraine before Biden leaves office.

It includes measures like Atacms strikes into Russia and repealing restrictions on U.S. contractors repairing equipment in Ukraine.

Deliveries will be expedited through Pentagon stocks.

  • phar@lemmy.mlEnglish
    203·
    13 days ago

    Ukraine is a massive supplier of grains around the world. People outside the US are humans too.

    • scarabic@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      13 days ago

      Oh I think it’s a good use of money. Sorry my irony is very subtle but my point is that if anyone is saying “that could have been a lot of schools and hospitals AMERICA FIRST” then my answer is that we would never have spent the money on that anyway because we suck.