Ukraine Supplies Shipment Will Be Big and Move Fast, Biden Officials Say

April 23, 2024

The Senate is expected to pass a foreign aid package as early as today, and the President is expected to sign it right away. They would be approving the long-delayed House legislation, which passed over the weekend, as On Base reported.

“The Biden administration is preparing a larger-than-normal package of military aid for Ukraine that will include armored vehicles, in addition to urgently needed artillery and air defenses,” Politico reported, citing two U.S. officials.

The shipment will be ready “within a week or two” of the aid authorization becoming law, one Pentagon official recently told lawmakers.

Extra Reading

A look at what’s in the $95 billion foreign aid package passed by the House” (AP)

Aid Approval Brings Ukraine Closer to Replenishing Troops Struggling to Hold Front Lines” (Military.com)

Russia Issues Furious Warning After Ukraine Aid Bill” (Newsweek)

Given a lifeline by the U.S., Ukraine must now prove it can beat Russia” (CNBC)

Transportation Command photo of Bradleys en route to Ukraine in 2023 by Oz Suguitan

April 23, 2024

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