The State Department on Wednesday unveiled this year’s final military aid package for Ukraine, as lawmakers continue to negotiate a spending deal that would sustain U.S. support for Kyiv into the new year.
In a statement, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the U.S. will provide Ukraine with “up to $250 million of arms and equipment under previously directed drawdowns.” The package includes air defense munitions, air defense system components, ammunition for high mobility artillery rocket systems, 155mm and 105mm artillery ammunition, anti-armor munitions and over 15 million rounds of ammunition.
The package, the last as
U.S. aid money to Ukraine dries up, comes as Ukraine’s progress on the battlefield has stalled and winter conditions make continued fighting against the invading Russian army more challenging. It also comes as European leaders have
grown increasingly pessimistic about Ukraine’s ability to repel Russia’s military advances and reclaim lost territory in the country’s eastern provinces.