$95 Billion Foreign Aid Package Approved. $1 Billion In Security Assistance To Ukraine Announced

The Department of Defense quickly announced a $1 billion security assistance package to Ukraine after the foreign assistance package was approved.

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden has approved and signed into law the $95 aid package which includes security assistance to Ukraine, Taiwan and Israel, which Biden says is “directly” in the interest of the United States.

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The Department of Defense quickly announced a $1 billion security assistance package to Ukraine after the foreign aid package was approved.

According to the Pentagon, “This announcement is the Biden Administration's fifty-sixth tranche of equipment to be provided from DoD inventories to Ukraine since August 2021”. The capabilities added to the security assistance package to Ukraine include:

• Air defense missiles

• TOW Missiles

• Javelin and AT-4

• Artillery rounds

• Armored vehicles

• Anti-Warmor Mines

• Claymore Mines

• Night vision devices

• Logistics vehicles

• Tactical vehicles

• Mine-resistant vehicles

• Anti-tank weapons

• Spare parts

The statement released by the Pentagon said, “This package will surge munitions, weapons, and equipment forward to support Ukraine's ability to defend its frontlines, protect its cities, and counter Russia's continued attacks”.

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