Joe Biden announced a new $200 million aid package for Ukraine

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Anna Kholodnova
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The United States allocates $200 million in military aid to Ukraine. Joe Biden announced this at a meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyi at the White House.

"I just signed another tranche of $200 million for the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, and these funds will arrive quickly," Biden said.

Earlier, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced that the United States has allocated more than $44 billion in security assistance to Ukraine, and approximately 50 allies and partners have provided more than $37 billion.

  • President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi arrived in the United States on December 11 at 19:00 (Kyiv time) and began his working visit with a meeting with Defense Minister Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Charles Brown.
  • Zelensky spoke in the Senate and met with congressmen, in particular, the speaker of the US House of Representatives, Mike Johnson.