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
The package marks 22 through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI).
The assistance comes amid the nearly three-year war between Ukraine and Russia, which invaded the country in February 2022.
Earlier this week, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) rejected a White House request to pass $24 billion in additional aid for Ukraine by the end of the year, saying any further assistance for Kyiv would be decided by President-elect Trump when he assumes office in January.
Trump has claimed he would end the Russia-Ukraine war in one day, though concerns over whether the president-elect’s incoming administration would be as supportive of Ukraine as Biden’s.
Last month, President Biden authorized Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied missiles to strike further into Russia, which lawmakers on both sides of the aisle generally supported so that Ukraine could better defend itself against Russia.
support for maintenance and repair programs to help Ukraine’s military “build and sustain combat power,” the release read.
