Antony Blinken announced an astounding $2 billion in additional military aid to help with the Ukraine war against Russia during a surprise visit to Kyiv on Thursday.
But President Joe Biden's Secretary of State said that half of the massive package will be divvied up between 18 other European nations that the U.S. feels are 'most potentially at risk for future Russian aggression.'
Thursday's contributions bring the total U.S. aid to Ukraine to $15.2 billion since Biden took office.
U.S. officials insist the new commitments are intended to show that American support for the country in the face of Russia's invasion is unwavering – despite calls to spend more on domestic issues than funding for a war for a non-NATO nation.
In meetings with senior Ukrainian officials, Blinken said the Biden administration notified Congress of its intent to provide $2 billion in long-term Foreign Military Financing to Ukraine and other regional security partners and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) members.
The package would require congressional approval.
While $1 billion of the military aide would go to Ukraine, the rest will be divided among Albania, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia.
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