Pentagon Set To Ship $1 Billion In Military Aid To Ukraine

The Pentagon is poised to send $1 billion in new military aid to Ukraine, according to US officials, as reported by Lolita C. Baldor and Aamer Madhani for the Associated Press (AP).

About $61 billion of the $95 billion foreign aid package is for Ukraine. I Photo: Володимир Зеленський Facebook

This decision comes after months of frustration, as bitterly divided members of Congress deadlocked over the funding, forcing House Speaker Mike Johnson to cobble together a bipartisan coalition to pass the bill.

The $95 billion foreign aid package, including billions for Israel and Taiwan, passed the House on Saturday, and the Senate approved it Tuesday. President Joe Biden said he would sign it Wednesday.

About $61 billion of the aid is for Ukraine.

The package includes an array of ammunition, including air defense munitions and large amounts of artillery rounds much in demand by Ukrainian forces, as well as armored vehicles and other weapons.

Some of the weapons will be delivered very quickly to the battlefront — at times within days — but it could take longer for other items to arrive.