The Biden administration is preparing another security package for Ukraine, in its ongoing war with Russia, as both countries warn of an attack on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant.
— totaling more than $7.2 billion in defense equipment and services — since August 2021, to help bolster Ukraine’s defenses against Russia’s invasion.
"Through this process, the United States is providing Ukraine vital military assistance to defend itself against Russia’s unprovoked and brutal aggression, which amounts to internationally condemned war crimes," the State Department said in a press release last month.The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Enerhodar, Zaporizhzhia Region, is seen through barbed wire on the embankment in Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk Region, central Ukraine.
The assistance does not need congressional approval and can be sent within days or hours after Biden OKs the action, the State Department has previously said.The sizable figure comes as Congress has steadily increased the cap for the drawdown, from $100 million to $11 billion in recent years. Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox
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