{"id":1636037,"date":"2022-09-08T09:35:02","date_gmt":"2022-09-08T13:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1636037"},"modified":"2022-09-08T09:35:05","modified_gmt":"2022-09-08T13:35:05","slug":"biden-administration-announces-over-2-billion-in-new-aid-to-ukraine-allies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-announces-over-2-billion-in-new-aid-to-ukraine-allies\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Administration Announces Over $2 Billion in New Aid to Ukraine, Allies"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-administration-announces-over-2-billion-in-new-aid-to-ukraine-allies%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1636037&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Joe Biden\u2019s administration on Sept. 8 announced more than $2 billion in new aid for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-ukraine\">Ukraine<\/a> and other European allies.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Secretary of State <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-antony-blinken\">Antony Blinken<\/a>, a Biden appointee, announced the bulk of the aid while making an unscheduled visit to Kyiv.<\/p>\n<p>In meetings with senior Ukrainian officials, Blinken said the Biden administration had notified Congress of its intent to provide $2 billion in long-term Foreign Military Financing to Ukraine and 18 of its neighbors, including North Atlantic Treaty Organization members and regional security partners that are \u201cmost potentially at risk for future Russian aggression.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pending expected congressional approval, about $1 billion of the aid will go to Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>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, the State Department said.<\/p>\n<p>It will go to help those countries \u201cdeter and defend against emergent threats to their sovereignty and territorial integrity\u201d by enhancing their military integration with NATO and countering \u201cRussian influence and aggression,\u201d the department said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis assistance demonstrates yet again our unwavering commitment to Ukraine\u2019s future as a democratic, sovereign, and independent state, as well as the security of allies and partners across the region,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<p>Foreign Military Financing, or FMF, allows recipients to purchase U.S.-made defense equipment, often depending on their specific needs.<\/p>\n<p>Also on Thursday, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, another Biden appointee, announced that Biden approved this week the latest tranche of military assistance to Ukraine as the country fights with Russia.<\/p>\n<p>The tranche is valued at up to $675 million, Austin told reporters at\u00a0Ramstein Air Base in Germany.<\/p>\n<p>The equipment, the administration\u2019s 20th drawdown for Ukraine since August 2021, includes guided missiles, armored\u00a0ambulances, anti-tank systems, and small arms.<\/p>\n<p> \u2018Resolute\u2019 <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re just as resolute in<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden\u2019s administration on Sept. 8 announced more than $2 billion in new aid for Ukraine and other European allies. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, a Biden appointee, announced the bulk of the aid while making an unscheduled visit to Kyiv. 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