Posted on 12/30/2024 9:45:50 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
The United States is sending nearly $2.5 billion in security assistance to Ukraine, as the Biden administration continues to rush military aid to Kyiv in the weeks before President-elect Donald J. Trump takes office.
The aid will include air defense, artillery and other critical weapons systems, President Biden said in a statement on Monday morning.
“I’ve directed my administration to continue surging as much assistance to Ukraine as quickly as possible,” he said, “including drawing down older U.S. equipment for Ukraine, rapidly delivering it to the battlefield and then revitalizing the U.S. defense industrial base to modernize and replenish our stockpiles with new weapons.”
The package includes $1.25 billion from existing Pentagon stockpiles. An additional $1.22 billion will come from the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, a program that allows military equipment to be procured from the defense industry or partners and sent to Ukraine.
Separately, Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen said in a statement on Monday that the administration had released $3.4 billion in additional budget aid to Ukraine. The support, which is provided through the U.S. Agency for International Development and the State Department, “marks the final disbursement of funds appropriated under the bipartisan Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024,” the Treasury statement said. “Our direct budget support continues to be conditioned on reforms related to strengthening law enforcement, improving transparency and efficiency of government institutions, and bolstering anticorruption rules and procedures.”
The additional support comes amid concerns in Ukraine that the Trump administration could cut off military aid to the country. Mr. Trump has vowed to end the war there quickly, though he has not said how. But Vice President-elect JD Vance has outlined a plan that would allow Russia to keep the Ukrainian territory it has seized.
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He’s living in the twilight zone
Down to pocket change now...
For what the Biden crime family has given Ukraine we could have bought Greenland and canada, at least paid off the National debt.
How about no, and we send Hunter to their Frontline.
10% for the Big Guy.
How much of this will be a kickback to him and Hunter?
(Security Aide) = Payoffs.
Veterans benefits......meh!
To the bitter end never give up the con. The next time you are tempted to feel pity for this wretched bastard remember this stuff.
So nothing more for Helene relief?
FUJB
Sure would be nice to spend some of that US taxpayer money on US taxpayers instead.
How about $75/head, Zhio? (But not if they posted a MAGA sign in the last year, of course.)
That should bring us back into the $125M range.
The big guy’s 10% ??
Americans last, H1Bs and illegal aliens first.
Too bad North Carolina. And Hawaii is a distant memory.
Joe’s not making these deals. His handlers are doing it all.
The next 21 days are gonna suck.
Hope Trump can claw it back
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