The U.S. military will soon send Ukraine up to $200 million in air defenses and other weapons and has made a $1.5 billion commitment to support the country’s defenses over the long term, the Biden administration announced Monday.
The United States will send the smaller package as part of a presidential drawdown authority, meaning it will pull the lethal air directly from its stocks, “to provide Ukraine with key capabilities, including: air defense interceptors; munitions for rocket systems and artillery; and anti-tank weapons,” according to a Pentagon statement.