The United States on Friday announced an additional $400 million in military aid to Ukraine, including refurbishing T-72 tanks and missiles for HAWK air defense systems for Kyiv. Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh told reporters that the U.S. would pay for 45 T-72 tanks from the Czech Republic to be refurbished and fund refurbishing some missiles… Read More U.S. announces new $400million military aid for Ukraine
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Kyiv on Thursday and will announce $2 billion in new foreign military financing to Ukraine and 18 other countries deemed at risk of future Russian aggression, State Department officials said. Blinken’s second visit to the Ukrainian capital since Russia’s February invasion comes as Ukraine reported progress in… Read More U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits Ukraine
U.S. President Joe Biden approved an additional $675 million weapons package for Ukraine, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Thursday, as U.S.-allied ministers met to discuss how to give Kyiv long-term support in countering Russia’s invasion. The six-month-old conflict, which has killed thousands and reduced Ukrainian cities to rubble, has settled into a war of… Read More U.S. President Joe Biden approves additional $675million weapons package for Ukraine
U.S. President Joe Biden marked Ukraine’s Independence Day on Wednesday with $3 billion in security assistance, Washington’s largest aid package since Russia’s invasion six months ago. The aid, announced on Kyiv’s Independence Day, comes as U.S. officials warn that Russia appears to be planning to launch fresh attacks on Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure and government facilities… Read More U.S. President Joe Biden announces $3billion security aid package for Ukraine
U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday signed a bill to provide nearly $40 billion in aid for Ukraine as part of efforts to boost military support over Russia’s invasion, the White House said. Biden, who is in Seoul for his first summit with new South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, also signed a bill aimed at… Read More U.S. President Joe Biden signs Ukraine funding bill
President Joe Biden’s administration authorized $100 million of additional military aid to Ukraine on Thursday, the latest in a series of transfers to help Kyiv repel Russia’s invasion, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said. The new transfers will be the tenth time that Biden has used his Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA) to help Ukraine… Read More U.S. authorizes $100million military aid to Ukraine
The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly approved nearly $40 billion in new aid for Ukraine on Thursday sending the bill to the White House for President Joe Biden to sign into law as Washington races to keep military assistance flowing nearly three months after Russia’s invasion. The Senate voted 86-11 in favor of the emergency package of… Read More U.S. Senate approves $40billion in aid to Ukraine
The U.S. embassy in Kyiv reopened on Wednesday after a three-month closure due to Russia’s February 24 invasion of Ukraine. “We are officially reopening operations,” spokesperson Daniel Langenkamp said shortly before the U.S. flag was raised above the embassy. He said a small number of diplomats would return initially to staff the mission. Consular operations… Read More U.S. reopens embassy in Kyiv following three-month closure
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