PoliticsWar By the end of Biden’s presidency, the US will have transferred all $61B in previously allocated aid. Thursday, December 5, 2024

As stated by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the US plans to exhaust Ukraine’s funding that has been approved by Congress by the end of Joe Biden’s presidential term. The Biden administration is going to increase US security support to further strengthen Ukrainian air defense, artillery, and armored vehicle capabilities. “We intend – this is my desire and the intention of the president – to use every cent of the available $61B in funding,” Blinken emphasized. He added that Ukraine’s other allies are also increasing their support. In total, the US has provided Ukraine with $102B in assistance, and Ukraine’s other partners have given $158B. The Pentagon estimates that since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Biden administration has allocated approximately $61.4B in security assistance to Ukraine. This includes three Patriot air defense batteries, 12 NASAMS, Avenger and HAWK air defense systems, hundreds of thousands of artillery shells, 31 Abrams tanks, over 300 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, 900 M113 armored personnel carriers, and 20 Mi-17 helicopters.