The ultimate navy help package deal from the Biden administration to Ukraine, amounting to $500 million, is about to be formally introduced on Jan. 9, Voice of America correspondent Carla Babb reported on Jan. 8 from Ramstein Air Base.

The package deal, drawn from the Pentagon’s present stockpile beneath the Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA) program, is predicted to be the final from the outgoing administration earlier than President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20.

Regardless of earlier commitments to exhaust the remaining PDA funds, roughly $3.8 billion will stay unused, in accordance with the Pentagon, leaving the funds on the disposal of the incoming administration.

Trump and his staff have been vocal critics of U.S. monetary help for Ukraine. Michael Waltz, Trump’s incoming Nationwide Safety Advisor, mentioned on Dec. 15 that "a clean test… simply isn’t a technique."

In a Jan. 5 interview with podcaster Lex Fridman, President Volodymyr Zelensky reiterated Ukraine’s willingness to work with the incoming U.S. administration. He proposed that Ukraine buy U.S. weapons utilizing $300 billion in frozen Russian property.

Regardless of beforehand criticizing U.S. help for Ukraine, the Monetary Instances reported on Dec. 21, citing undisclosed sources, that Trump could not halt U.S. navy help for Ukraine.

Whereas Zelensky stays dedicated to pursuing a diplomatic decision by 2025, the incoming Trump administration’s strategy to the battle and its affect on navy help stays unclear.

Zelensky addresses Trump’s comments on NATO, stresses security guaranteesThe Ukrainian president argued that the absence of NATO membership and concrete security guarantees contributed to Russia’s decision to launch the full-scale invasion.The Kyiv IndependentTim Zadorozhnyy