Biden admin to announce final Ukraine military aid package worth $1.2B: Report

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The Biden administration is expected to announce its final Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) package worth $1.2 billion, according to an exclusive report from Reuters on Friday, Dec. 20. The aid will reportedly feature air defense receptors and artillery munitions.

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Reuters reports the equipment will come via the USAI program, which means the weapons will come from U.S. defense contractors, not ready-to-go American stockpiles.

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The equipment is not on a fast track either, as aid using this method can reportedly take months or even years to reach troops on the battlefield.

The package may be one of the last steps the United States takes to support Ukraine with direct military support before President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated on Jan. 20.

As Straight Arrow News has previously reported, Trump has questioned military aid to Ukraine in the past, and suggested European allies should bear more of the cost in supporting Kyiv militarily.

The incoming president’s stance has sparked concerns about the future of U.S. military funding for Ukraine during his second term.

Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine nearly three years ago, the United States has committed $175 billion to Kyiv, including a little more than $61 billion in security assistance, with half of that amount coming from the USAI program.

When asked about the latest package by Reuters, the U.S. State Department and Pentagon said they were not disclosing any information about the potential package until an official announcement is made.

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[RYAN ROBERTSON]

THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS EXPECTED TO ANNOUNCE ITS FINAL UKRAINE SECURITY ASSISTANCE INITIATIVE PACKAGE VERY SOON…THE BILL ON THE LAST SHIPMENT COMES OUT TO ABOUT ONE-POINT-TWO BILLION DOLLARS.

REUTERS GOT THE INSIDE SCOOP. REPORTERS THERE SAY THE AID WILL FEATURE AIR DEFENSE INTERCEPTORS AND ARTILLERY MUNITIONS.

THE EQUIPMENT IS COMING THROUGH THE U-S-A-I PROGRAM, WHICH MEANS DEFENSE CONTRACTORS WILL BUILD NEW ITEMS INSTEAD OF SENDING THINGS THAT ARE READY-TO-GO IN AMERICAN STOCKPILES.

WHICH IS TO SAY IT’S NOT ON A FAST TRACK…AID USING THIS METHOD OF DELIVERY CAN TAKE MONTHS OR EVEN YEARS TO REACH TROOPS ON THE BATTLEFIELD.

THE PACKAGE MAY BE ONE OF THE LAST STEPS THE U-S TAKES TO GIVE DIRECT MILITARY SUPPORT TO KYIV BEFORE PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP RETURNS TO THE WHITE HOUSE.

AS WE’VE NOTED BEFORE, TRUMP’S PAST RHETORIC WASN’T PARTICULARLY KEEN ON MILITARY AID TO UKRAINE.

THE PRESIDENT-ELECT PREVIOUSLY, QUESTIONED U-S MILITARY HELP TO THE STRUGGLING DEMOCRACY AND SUGGESTED EUROPEAN ALLIES SHOULD STEP UP TO THE PLATE MORE.

ALL OF THIS IS SPARKING CONCERNS ABOUT THE FUTURE OF U-S MILITARY ASSISTANCE UNDER THE FORTHCOMING SECOND TRUMP ADMINISTRATION.

SINCE RUSSIA’S INVASION OF UKRAINE NEARLY THREE YEARS AGO, THE U-S COMMITTED 175 BILLION DOLLARS TO KYIV.

INCLUDING A LITTLE MORE THAN 61 BILLION DOLLARS IN SECURITY ASSISTANCE.

HALF OF WHICH CAME THROUGH THE U-S-A-I PROGRAM.

WHEN ASKED ABOUT THE LATEST PACKAGE, THE STATE DEPARTMENT AND PENTAGON SAID THEY’RE NOT REVEALING ANYTHING UNTIL AN OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT IS MADE.

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FOR STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS– I’M RYAN ROBERTSON.