The United States on Saturday announced a new $988 million security assistance package for Ukraine as Washington races to provide aid to Kyiv before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. Trump’s November election victory has cast doubt on the future of American aid for Ukraine,

The latest aid package will be pulled through the remaining $2 billion in funding from the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) — a Pentagon-led program for supplying arms to Ukraine through contracts with U.

The United States has announced a new military aid package for Ukraine worth $725 million, according to Reuters and Voice of America journalist Ostap Yarysh. According to the Pentagon, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin had a conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart Rustem Umerov.

The weapon systems purchased are often intended to support Ukraine’s future military capabilities, not make an immediate difference on the battlefield.

The Biden administration announced $988 million in aid to Ukraine after the president promised to give as much aid to the country as possible before President-elect Trump takes office.

The aid will be funded via the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, under which military equipment is procured from the defense industry or partners rather than drawn from Amer

The Biden administration announced on Saturday nearly $1 million in arms support for Ukraine, the Department of Defense said in a press release. The $988 million assistance package will provide the country with munitions for rocket systems and unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and support for maintenance and repair programs to help Ukraine’s military “build