The Biden administration announced a new military aid package to Ukraine valued at $275 million, and it brings the U.S.'s total military aid to Ukraine since Russia's invasion last February to $19.3 billion.
The package, which National Security Council spokesman John Kirby first announced during a Friday gaggle, is the 27th presidential drawdown issued that allows the U.S. to provide equipment from its own stockpiles to Ukraine.
President Joe Biden and his administration have repeatedly assured their support for Ukraine is unwavering, and that sentiment is shared largely on Capitol Hill as well. The aid, and that of U.S. and Ukrainian allies, has provided the Ukrainians with the weapons to hold off Russian aggression. The war has slowed given the poor conditions in the winter months, but Russian forces have pummeled Ukraine nationwide in a long-standing aerial assault that has, in recent weeks, targeted Ukraine's critical infrastructure, plunging millions of civilians into blackouts and the cold amid the winter.
A senior U.S. defense official told reporters last week that the Pentagon is “looking at all the possible capabilities that could help the Ukrainians withstand Russian attacks.”
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