Biden admin rushing billions of dollars in aid to Ukraine: Reports

The Biden administration plans to rush billions of dollars in aid to Ukraine before President Biden leaves office in January, according to multiple reports. The goal is to make sure Ukraine’s government is in a good place when president-elect Trump takes office. 

“The administration plans to push forward…to put Ukraine in the strongest position possible” before its term ends in January, a senior administration official told Reuters on condition of anonymity.

Politico reports, “The plan, described by two administration officials who were granted anonymity to discuss internal matters, is the only option the White House has to keep sending equipment to Ukraine to fight off continued Russian offensives. But the problems are immense. It normally takes months for munitions and equipment to get to Ukraine after an aid package is announced, so anything rolled out in the coming weeks would likely not fully arrive until well into the Trump administration, and the next commander-in-chief could halt the shipments before they’re on the ground.”

Trump has been critical of the scale of the U.S. military and financial support for Ukraine in its war with Vladamir Putin and Russia.   

In April, the Republican-controlled House approved more aid for Ukraine, eight months after Biden first asked for additional assistance. The aid included an allocation for weapons. However, more than $6 billion in aid that has been set aside for Ukraine has not made it there yet. 

Trump has vowed to end the war between Russia and Ukraine quickly but has not specified how.