President Joe Biden signed legislation on Saturday to provide extra $40 billion in US aid to Ukraine as the Russian incursion enters its fourth month.
The bill, which received bipartisan support in Congress, strengthens the US commitment to Ukraine at a time when the war’s future is uncertain.
Ukraine has successfully defended Kyiv, and Russia has refocused its onslaught on the country’s east, but American officials fear that the situation might escalate.
The money will be used to help Ukraine through September, and it eclipses a previous emergency aid package of $13.6 billion.
The new legislation will provide $20 billion in military aid, assuring a consistent supply of modern weaponry to counter Russia’s advancements.
There’s also $8 billion in general economic assistance, $5 billion to handle global food shortages that might emerge from Ukraine’s agricultural collapse, and more than $1 billion to assist refugees.
Under rare circumstances, Biden signed the bill. According to a White House official, a US official carried a copy of the law on a commercial airline to the president because he is in the middle of a trip to Asia.
The logistics reflect a feeling of urgency about the United States’ continued assistance to Ukraine, as well as Biden’s overlapping international concerns.
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