"We will support Ukraine for as long as needed," Biden said this week.
It was announced on Friday that it would provide $8.2 billion in new military aid to Ukraine, including new surface-to-air missile systems and counter-artillery radar, to deal with Russia's heavy reliance on long-range strikes in the war.
In recent days, Russia has launched dozens of missiles into Ukraine and suppressed Ukrainian forces with sustained firepower, sometimes for hours at a time.
Ukrainian leaders have publicly called on Western allies to quickly ship more ammunition and advanced systems to help them narrow the gap in equipment and manpower. More than $8.8 billion in weapons and military training has been pledged to Ukraine, and Ukrainian leaders have sought more help from Western allies in fighting off a larger, better-equipped Russian force.
President Joe Biden said at a news conference on the sidelines of the Madrid NATO summit this week that we will support Ukraine as long as needed. So I don't know how it's going to end, but it's not going to end with Russia beating Ukraine in Ukraine. Zelensky’s prayers were answered this week with a pledge of military aid to Ukraine.
The Pentagon will also provide additional ammunition for the medium-range rocket system it supplied to Ukraine in June, known as the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, or HIMARS. This is the 14th batch of military weapons and equipment transferred from the Ministry of Defense inventory to Ukraine since August 2021.
