🇺🇦 Ukraine: Biden announces $425m military aid package; Aussies send tanks
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US President Biden announced a $425 million military aid package for Ukraine, including air defense, munitions, and armored vehicles, after speaking with President Zelenskiy about boosting security support. Zelenskiy expressed gratitude to the U.S., discussed Ukraine’s five-point victory plan, and proposed joint weapons production. They also addressed training for Ukrainian troops and efforts to push Russia toward diplomacy.
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US Dept. of Defense
Biden Administration Announces Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine
Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced additional security assistance to meet Ukraine's critical security and defense needs. This announcement is the Biden Administration's sixty-seventh tranche of equipment to be provided from DoD inventories for Ukraine since August 2021. This Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA) package, which has an estimated value of $425 million, will provide Ukraine additional capabilities to meet its most urgent needs, including: air defense capabilities; air-to-ground weapons; munitions for rocket systems and artillery; armored vehicles; and anti-tank weapons.
Biden Administration Announces Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine
Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced additional security assistance to meet Ukraine's critical security and defense needs. This announcement is the Biden Administration's sixty-seventh tranche of equipment to be provided from DoD inventories for Ukraine since August 2021. This Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA) package, which has an estimated value of $425 million, will provide Ukraine additional capabilities to meet its most urgent needs, including: air defense capabilities; air-to-ground weapons; munitions for rocket systems and artillery; armored vehicles; and anti-tank weapons.
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ABC News
Ukraine to receive Abrams tanks in latest Australian military aid package
Dozens of soon-to-be-retired Australian Abrams tanks will be sent to Ukraine under a $245 million military support package to bolster the war-torn country's fight against Russia's invasion. More than a year after Kyiv first expressed interest in the aging M1A1 fleet, and months after Australia rejected a request to donate its grounded Taipan helicopters, the Albanese government has confirmed it will now gift 49 of the American-made tanks.
Ukraine to receive Abrams tanks in latest Australian military aid package
Dozens of soon-to-be-retired Australian Abrams tanks will be sent to Ukraine under a $245 million military support package to bolster the war-torn country's fight against Russia's invasion. More than a year after Kyiv first expressed interest in the aging M1A1 fleet, and months after Australia rejected a request to donate its grounded Taipan helicopters, the Albanese government has confirmed it will now gift 49 of the American-made tanks.
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#Australia military package worth US$163 million to #Ukraine will include 49 "soon-to-be-retired" US-made Abrams tanks #UkraineWar
— Scott Lucas (@scottlucas.bsky.social) October 17, 2024 at 5:21 AM
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🇺🇸🇺🇦 Ukraine is asking for a NATO membership invitation before Joe Biden leaves the White House, arguing it would be a fitting legacy for the U.S. president, - Reuters "Our idea is that giving Ukraine an invitation at this moment is a political signal," Nataliia Galibarenko, Kyiv's ambassador to NATO
— MAKS 24 👀🇺🇦 (@maks23.bsky.social) October 16, 2024 at 8:03 PM
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