WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will provide Ukraine additional Patriot missiles for its air defense systems as part of a massive $6 billion additional aid package, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced Friday. The missiles will be used to replenish previously supplied Patriot systems. The package also includes more munitions for the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile []
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said at least seven Patriot systems are needed to protect Ukrainian cities.
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When the Ukraine aid bill hit President Joe Biden’s desk Wednesday, everything was already in place to speed up its impact. The Pentagon had worked overtime to prepare a massive, $1 billion weapons shipment that it could start sending “within hours” of the president’s signature. American officials even pre-positioned many of the arms in European stockpiles, an effort that will surely help get the materiel to the frontlines that much faster. For Ukraine, the new aid package is massive, both...
The recently-approved aid package for Ukraine will help the nation in the short run, but only sustained military assistance will see Kyiv end the Moscow threat.
Two months ago, a majority of Republicans opposed the $95 billion foreign aid bill when it came to the Senate floor for a vote. Ten Read More
The US president says he will send "significant" support to Kyiv if senators pass a new aid deal on Tuesday.
Pro-Kremlin media and Russian officials claim America is "getting dragged into" a war it will lose.
CNN’s Jake Tapper talks to former Vice President Mike Pence on the Republican Party’s stance regarding renewing aid to Ukraine.
Representative Matt Gaetz, a Florida Republican, revealed a new plan for the money that the U.S. may get back from Ukraine if a new aid bill gets passed.On Wednesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, revealed three separate foreign aid bills for Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggression, Israel in its war with Hamas, and the Indo-Pacific region amid rising tensions with China. The Israel aid package also includes humanitarian assistance for Gaza.The most controversial...
The Pentagon has announced new $6 billion military aid package for Ukraine
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Tuesday announced additional funding for Ukraine and pledged to increase Britain's own defence budget, during a visit to the Polish capital Warsaw.Sunak said Britain was giving GBP500 million ($617 million) in additional military funding for Kyiv as he held talks with Polish premier Donald Tusk and NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg.Sunak said London would gradually boost defence spending to 2.5 percent of GDP by 2030."In a world that is the most dangerous it has been...