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US to provide $5.9 billion in military aid to Ukraine

2024-12-30 17:17:42Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

US to provide $5.9 billion in military aid to Ukraine

The United States announced on Monday an additional aid of nearly $6 billion to Ukraine. President Joe Biden is using his final weeks in office to boost aid to Kyiv before President-elect Donald Trump starts work.

Biden announced the release of $2.5 billion in aid to Ukraine. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the United States had made available an additional $3.4 billion for aid to Ukraine's budget, giving the war-torn country critical resources amid intensifying Russian attacks on Ukrainian civilians and infrastructure.


"Under my leadership, the United States will continue to work relentlessly to strengthen Ukraine's position in this war for the remainder of my time in office," Biden said in a statement.
The announcement includes $1.25 billion in military aid received from U.S. reserves and another $1.22 billion in aid from the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI), the final cut of USAI during Biden's time in office.

Under the USAI initiative, military equipment is purchased from the defense industry or partners, rather than taken from U.S. reserves, meaning it can take months or years to reach the battlefield.

It's almost three years since the start of Russian aggression in Ukraine, and recently the Russians have used North Korean troops to bolster their combat posture.

North Korean troops are experiencing heavy losses on the battlefield, with 1,000 of their troops killed or wounded in russia's Kursk region alone, White House Security Council spokesman John Kirby said last week.

Biden said the new aid would provide Ukraine "with an immediate influx of aid that it continues to use with great success on the battlefield and long-term supplies of air defense, artillery and other critical weapons systems."

During the nearly three-year war, Washington has provided billions of dollars in aid to Ukraine, but it is uncertain whether that will continue at the same pace under Trump, who replaces Biden on January 20. President-elect Trump has said he wants to end the war swiftly.

During the presidential campaign, Trump questioned the level of U.S. involvement in the war, suggesting european allies should shoulder more of the financial burden.

Some of his Republican colleagues who will control the House and Senate next month have also indicated they are not inclined to continue sending more aid to Kyiv.

A U.S. official said the latest aid brings total U.S. budgetary aid to Ukraine to just over $30 billion since Russia's aggression began in February 2022. Most of these funds are used to enable the Ukrainian government to function, paying salaries to teachers and other state employees.

Washington has separately provided about $61.4 billion in security assistance to Kiev since the start of the war, according to the Pentagon.

Biden said the Defense Department is working on delivering hundreds of thousands of artillery shells, thousands of missiles and hundreds of armored vehicles "which will strengthen Ukraine's capabilities as it goes through the winter."

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said continued economic assistance to Ukraine is essential to the operation of its government services and continue to protect its sovereignty, warning against moves to cut funding.

"Ukraine's success is in America's national interest," she said, vowing to continue to pressure Moscow with sanctions and help strengthen Ukraine's position to achieve a just peace.

"We should not back down from this effort."


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