The United States is set to deliver an additional $725 million in military assistance to Ukraine, including counter-drone systems and munitions for its High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS). Biden has committed to using all the military aid funds approved by Congress for Ukraine before leaving office on January 20.
Prior to this latest announcement, approximately $7.1 billion in weapons were still available from Pentagon stockpiles.
Two U.S. officials, speaking anonymously ahead of the formal announcement, did not specify whether the HIMARS munitions include the much-sought Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS). Ukraine has consistently requested these longer-range missiles to target deeper into Russian territory.
The aid package also includes anti-personnel land mines, which Ukraine has been using to hinder Russian and North Korean ground forces operating in Russia’s Kursk region.
As the political landscape shifts, there is widespread speculation about the future of U.S. support under the incoming Trump administration. Donald Trump has pledged to end the conflict, raising questions about continued assistance. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy indicated on Friday that a potential NATO membership offer for Kyiv-controlled territory could bring the “hot stage of the war” to an end.
