Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin made a surprise visit to Ukraine on Monday and announced $400 million in U.S. military aid to Kiev. This is the second approximately $400 million aid package sent within a week.
Mr. Austin told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that he was “honored” to return for his fourth trip to Ukraine.
“Under President Biden's leadership, the United States remains committed to maintaining this support. So today, I am announcing a $400 million grant to provide your military with additional ammunition, armored vehicles, and anti-tank weapons. I am happy to announce the commitment of the Presidential Financial Plan,” he told the President of Ukraine.
Austin said that while “our focus remains on Ukraine's immediate needs,” the U.S. is also committed to assisting Ukraine, as outlined in the bilateral security agreement signed in July with President Joe Biden. He said he is committed.
Just six days ago, the White House announced a $425 million military aid package after Biden spoke by phone with Zelensky.
Biden was scheduled to host a meeting of countries supporting Ukraine in October, but canceled before Hurricane Milton to help coordinate Washington's response after being in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, during Hurricane Helen. . The meeting will now be held virtually in November, providing another opportunity for Biden to announce further aid.
The Biden-Harris administration's aid to Ukraine was announced on the same day that former President Donald Trump visited North Carolina. North Carolina residents are still recovering from the worst hurricane in the continental United States since Hurricane Katrina.
Zelenskiy thanked “the American people, President Biden and bipartisan support.”
“We are extremely grateful for all the support the United States has provided for Ukraine since the beginning of this war,” he said.
Zelenskiy added, “Thank you, by the way, for the last package to support our soldiers,” adding that he and Biden “have a lot of conversations about winning plans, preparing for winter with our air defense capabilities, how to strengthen all of this.” We talked about important things.” ”
“And we also discussed some details [about] “The next package is extremely important to us, especially during this harsh winter period,” he said. “So we're going to discuss all of this with the president. We want to continue. I'm sure we'll probably get some results, no, we'll get some significant results.”
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