(Washington) The United States will announce approximately $3 billion in new military aid to Ukraine to mark its independence day and six months of conflict, a US official said Tuesday.
Posted at 6:07 p.m.
The White House is expected to officially announce the aid on Wednesday, the same day Ukraine celebrates independence which coincides with the anniversary of six months of conflict since the Russian invasion of that country on February 24, said the manager on condition of anonymity.
This will be the largest package of American military aid since the beginning of the war and will allow Kyiv to acquire new weapons or finance training or operations.
The money comes from a Pentagon fund which can be used for immediate operations or for the acquisition of armaments.
This envelope is different from another fund that allows President Joe Biden to order the immediate transfer to Ukraine of arms, material and equipment from existing stocks.
Last Friday, the Pentagon announced a tranche of military aid to Ukraine from this fund, amounting to $775 million. This new tranche of aid included additional missiles for US Himars precision artillery systems, which have “changed the game on the battlefield”, said a senior US Department of Defense official.