Biden Ups the Ante on Military Equipment To Continue the War in Ukraine

President Joe Biden responded to Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s address to a Joint Session of the U.S. Congress within an hour, proffering a bill to provide $800 million to Ukraine in additional military aid, bringing the total of U.S. military assistance to $2 billion. The new package would include 800 anti-aircraft systems, 9,000 anti-armor systems, 7,000 small arms, including shotguns and hand grenades and 20 million rounds of ammunition. It would also include more drone systems. “This could be a long and difficult battle. But the American people will be steadfast in our support of the people of Ukraine in the face of Putin’s immoral, unethical attacks on civilian populations,” Biden said. The U.S. is also considering transferring S-300 Russian-made anti-aircraft systems with a longer range from other NATO countries like Serbia and Greece, which have these weapons in their arsenals.