Biden told Zelenskyy that the U.S. plans to send Ukraine another $500 million in “direct budgetary aid,” according to a White House readout of their phone call Wednesday
that the United States and its allies were discussing providing as much as $500 million collectively.
Following Zelenskyy’s impassioned address to Congress earlier this month, the administration announcedin security assistance to Ukraine, bringing the total amount of U.S. contributions to Ukraine since the start of the Biden administration to roughly $2 billion. in humanitarian assistance and pledged that the United States would accept up to 100,000 refugees fleeing Ukraine.an additional $682 million
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Biden to dispatch $500M more in direct aid to UkraineWASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced that the U.S. will dispatch another $500 million in direct aid to Ukraine, the latest burst to Kyiv as the Russian invasion grinds on. The White House in a statement said Biden told Zelenskyy during a 55 minute call on the latest developments in the war that the aid was on its way.
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Coalition Urges Biden to 'Maximize' Efforts to Achieve Diplomatic End to Ukraine War'If there is no successful diplomatic resolution, the implications for the Ukrainian people and the world are dire,' justfp, PSRenvironment, QuincyInst, VFPNational, WinWithoutWar, and more wrote in a new letter to U.S. President Biden.
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Biden wants $813 billion for defense as Ukraine crisis raises alarmBiden's request earmarks $773 billion for the Pentagon, and eclipses the budget requests by former President Donald Trump. An additional $40 billion is earmarked for defense-related programs at the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Energy and other agencies, bringing the national security budget to $813 billion, up from $778 billion last year. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has driven recent support for greater defense spending among Democrats and Republicans who see a growing national security and foreign policy threat from Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
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