US to send nearly $6B to Ukraine in Biden administration’s final days

Dec 31, 2024 at 09:18 AM CST

The U.S. announced it is sending another $6 billion in aid to Ukraine in the Biden administration's final days. — Image credit: Department of Defense

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The Biden administration announced it is sending another $6 billion in aid to Ukraine in its final weeks before President Joe Biden’s departure from the White House. The decision comes as Russia launched new aerial attacks on Ukraine on Tuesday.

Biden said he will send $2.5 billion in weapons to Ukraine as the administration tries to spend all the money it has available to help Ukraine in its war against Russia. The new money allows the military to pull existing stock and get it to the Ukrainian battlefield faster.

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In addition, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced the U.S. will provide Ukraine $3.4 billion in economic assistance. The money will help pay for its government, schools, health care and first responders.

The total $5.9 billion package covers the last of the money that Congress appropriated to war-torn Ukraine.

Yellen called it a crucial time because Russia intensified its attacks on Ukrainian people and infrastructure. The attacks left hundreds of thousands without heat in frigid winter conditions.

President-elect Donald Trump said on the campaign trail that he would end Russia’s war on Ukraine by the time he takes office. However, Trump recently stated that is going to be difficult.

February will mark the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Craig Nigrelli is an anchor and reporter for Straight Arrow. As the face of Unbiased Updates and Media Miss Minute, he delivers concise, impartial, fact‑based context grounded in 35 years of reporting and anchoring across major U.S. markets.

Tags: Joe Biden, Russia, Russia-Ukraine War, Ukraine, Ukraine aid, Washington

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AS RUSSIA LAUNCHED NEW AERIAL ATTACKS ON UKRAINE TUESDAY HITTING THE CAPITAL OF KYIV AND OTHER REGIONS WITH MISSILES AND DRONES, THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION WAS BUSY IN WASHINGTON. IT IS SENDING ANOTHER $6-BILLION IN FUNDING TO UKRAINE AS THE ADMINISTRATION IS NOW IN ITS FINAL WEEKS.
THE PRESIDENT SAID HE WILL SEND $2.5 BILLION IN WEAPONS TO UKRAINE AS THE ADMINISTRATION TRIES TO SPEND ALL THE MONEY IT HAS AVAILABLE, TO HELP UKRAINE, IN ITS WAR WITH RUSSIA.
THE NEW MONEY ALLOWS THE AMERICAN MILITARY TO PULL EXISTING STOCK AND GET IT TO THE BATTLEFIELD IN UKRAINE FASTER.
IN ADDITION, TREASURY SECRETARY JANET YELLEN ANNOUNCED THE U-S WILL PROVIDE $3.4 BILLION IN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE TO UKRAINE. THE MONEY WILL HELP PAY FOR ITS GOVERNMENT, SCHOOLS, HEALTH CARE AND FIRST RESPONDERS.
THE TOTAL $5.9 BILLION PACKAGE AMOUNTS TO THE LAST MONEY THAT CONGRESS
APPROPRIATED TO WAR-TORN UKRAINE.
BIDEN SAID, THE UNITED STATES WILL CONTINUE TO WORK RELENTLESSLY TO STRENGTHEN UKRAINE’S POSITION IN THE WAR OVER HIS REMAINING TIME IN OFFICE. YELLEN CALLED IT A CRUCIAL TIME BECAUSE RUSSIA HAS INTENSIFIED ITS ATTACKS ON UKRAINIAN PEOPLE AND INFRASTRUCTURE, LEAVING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS WITHOUT HEAT IN FRIGID WINTER CONDITIONS.
PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP SAID ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL THAT HE WOULD END RUSSIA’S WAR ON UKRAINE BY THE TIME HE TAKES OFFICE. HOWEVER TRUMP HAS MORE RECENTLY STATED **THAT** IT IS GOING TO BE DIFFICULT. IN ADDITION, WITH REPUBLICANS TAKING CONTROL OF THE HOUSE, SENATE AND THE WHITE HOUSE IN JANUARY, THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION FEARS THERE MIGHT NOT BE ADDITIONAL AID FOR UKRAINE.
THE THREE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE IS COMING UP IN FEBRUARY. I’M CRAIG NIGRELLI, FOR MORE UNBIASED UPDATES DOWNLOAD THE STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS APP.

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