Washington Announces New Package of Military Aid to Ukraine Worth $2 Billion

The White House announced that Washington will provide Kyiv with a new package of military aid worth two billion dollars, on the eve of the first anniversary of the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

"Today, the United States is announcing an additional $2 billion in military assistance to Ukraine," said National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan.

Sullivan did not give details of this new package.

The US senior official, who accompanied President Joe Biden on his surprise visit to Kyiv this week, pointed out that the US administration is constantly looking for ways to "provide Ukraine with the tools it needs to win" over Russia.

Sullivan added to CNN that Biden promised his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, when he met him in Kyivv, with "more artillery, more ammunition, and more HIMARS launchers," noting that this new promise is in addition to previous US promises to provide Kyiv with more of armored vehicles and, later, tanks.