Trump will be left: Media learns volume of final arms package for Ukraine from Biden administration

Pentagon officials said the U.S. military package for Ukraine would be “substantial” but would not cover the full $4.3 billion.

The final arms package for Ukraine from the US President Joe Biden administration will be worth $500 million, Voice of America correspondent Carla Babb reported from Ramstein Air Base.

According to her, the new support package for Ukraine will be announced on Thursday, January 9.

It is worth noting that about $3.8 billion in PDA funds will remain unused, despite White House promises to spend the entire amount before the end of Biden’s term. The funds will be transferred to Donald Trump after his inauguration on January 20, the Pentagon said.

As reported by the Voice of America, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has already arrived in Germany to lead the Contact Group on Ukraine’s defense for the last time before leaving his post.

During the meeting, the US is expected to announce the last package of military aid to Kyiv during the Biden administration.

Pentagon officials said the U.S. military package for Ukraine would be “substantial” but would not cover the entire $4.3 billion left in the budget for aid to Ukraine under the presidential powers program approved by Congress last April.

(C)UNIAN 2025