#newaidpackage

“The announcement of the new aid package comes as President Volodymyr Zelensky is attending the Ukraine Contact Defense Group meeting held in Germany in person for the first time to lobby for faster aid deliveries, namely air defense and long-range arms.” ~ @kyivindependent_official 🇺🇦👏💙💛🙏🇺🇸

#Repost @kyivindependent_official with @use.repost . . . The United States pledged a new package of weapons, ammunition and other defense aid for Ukraine worth $250 million, the Pentagon announced on Sept. 6.

The package is being provided to Kyiv under the presidential drawdown authority (PDA), which takes military equipment from existing U.S. military stockpiles, meaning that potential procurement-related delays will be limited.

This tranche includes RIM-7 missiles and support for air defense, Stinger missiles, 155mm and 105mm artillery rounds, Tube-Launched, Optically-Tracked, Wire-Guided (TOW) missiles as well as Javelin and AT-4 anti-armor systems.

Washington also pledged to provide Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, ammunition for HIMARS, M113 armored personnel carriers and other military assistance.

The announcement of the new aid package comes as President Volodymyr Zelensky is attending the Ukraine Contact Defense Group meeting held in Germany in person for the first time to lobby for faster aid deliveries, namely air defense and long-range arms.

The new tranche was revealed amid worries that roughly $6 billion in the presidential drawdown authority (PDA), the chief tool for supplying defense articles to Kyiv, may expire by the end of the month.

Reuters reported that the Biden administration is leading urgent talks with U.S. Congress to save the funds before the looming deadline.

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Here’s information about the newest aid package announced by @potus for Ukraine in Paris on June 7. 🇺🇦👏💙💛🙏🇺🇸

#Repost @kyivindependent_official with @use.repost . . . U.S. President Joe Biden announced an aid package for Ukraine worth $225 million during a meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, in Paris on June 7, CNN’s correspondent Natasha Bertrand reported.

Zelensky thanked Biden for the newly pledged assistance during the talks, which were also attended by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.

The Associated Press (AP) reported on June 6 that the package would contain new HIMARS ammunition, mortar systems, and artillery shells.

According to officials cited by the AP, the aid package should also include 155 mm howitzers, HAWK air defense missiles, Stinger anti-aircraft missiles, Javelin and AT-4 anti-armor systems, armored vehicles, patrol boats, trailers, demolition materials, and a wide range of spare parts and equipment.

The two presidents met while visiting France for the 80th D-Day commemorations.

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To reiterate the caption for the previous #repost here: Hopefully this week, approval will be granted for Ukraine to receive additional military aid from the U.S. 🇺🇦💙💛🇺🇸

#Repost @kyivindependent_official with @use.repost . . . After six grueling months, the U.S. House of Representatives may finally be preparing to vote on a new aid package for Ukraine.

House Speaker Mike Johnson said on April 16 that following new rounds of talks with House Republicans, he planned to advance three separate aid packages for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, and other U.S. allies.

A fourth bill, set to focus on domestic policies in an attempt to appease hard-right Republicans who oppose further aid to Kyiv, will be voted together with the aid bills.

Johnson told reporters following the meeting that he hoped the bills’ texts would be released on April 16 and a vote could take place as soon as this week. The speaker also said that he may look to unify the bills into one package before sending them to the Senate.

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