{"id":2355933,"date":"2024-10-16T20:05:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T00:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-harris-administration-announces-new-425m-aid-package-but-its-not-for-hurricane-victims\/"},"modified":"2024-10-16T20:06:47","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T00:06:47","slug":"biden-harris-administration-announces-new-425m-aid-package-but-its-not-for-hurricane-victims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-harris-administration-announces-new-425m-aid-package-but-its-not-for-hurricane-victims\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden-Harris Administration Announces New $425M Aid Package, But It&#8217;s Not for Hurricane Victims"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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-harris-administration-announces-new-425m-aid-package-but-its-not-for-hurricane-victims%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=2355933&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>The Biden-Harris\u200d administration has announced a new \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-set-to-announce-425-million-ukraine-weapons-package\/\" title=\"US to announce 5M Ukraine weapons package.\">military aid package worth 5 million<\/a> for Ukraine. This package aims to bolster Ukraine&#8217;s\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-may-provide-air-defense-capability-to-iran-or-hezbollah-us-warns\/\" title=\"Russia may provide air defense capability to Iran or Hezbollah, US warns\">air defense\u200b capabilities<\/a> \u200band includes various military resources such\u200d as air defense interceptors, artillery systems, armored vehicles, and \u200cmunitions. Despite the \u200bsignificance of this aid, critics \u200dhave voiced concerns\u200d on \u200csocial media, drawing attention to pressing\u2064 domestic issues such as housing\u200c instability \u200cand the increasing hardships faced \u200cby \u2062Americans. <\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian \u2064President Volodymyr\u200b Zelenskyy is set\u2063 to present his five-point &#8220;victory plan&#8221;\u200b aimed \u2062at pressuring\u2064 Russia to engage in sincere diplomacy. He also proposed \u2062joint weapons production and additional training for Ukrainian troops during a recent discussion\u200d with President Biden. The aid package coincides with\u2062 ongoing challenges in Ukraine, particularly as Russian forces deepen their military engagement in the\u200c country. \u200c <\/p>\n<p>Calls\u2064 for\u200c a \u2063clearer\u2062 strategy\u2063 from the U.S. regarding \u2063aid \u200cto Ukraine have arisen, reflecting a growing tension between international military support and domestic needs. As the conflict continues, the situation remains\u200c dynamic, with international leaders coordinating future assistance for Ukraine.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Biden-Harris administration is shipping $425 million in military aid to Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>The deal, announced Wednesday, gives Ukraine &ldquo;additional air defense capability, air-to-ground munitions, armored vehicles, and critical munitions,&rdquo; according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2024\/10\/16\/readout-of-president-bidens-call-with-president-zelenskyy-of-ukraine-15\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">White House statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The statement broke down the aid as &ldquo;hundreds of air defense interceptors, dozens of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/washington-is-ramping-up-its-campaign-to-draw-nato-into-war-with-russia\/\" title=\"Washington Is Ramping Up Its Campaign To Draw NATO Into War With Russia\">tactical air defense systems<\/a>, additional artillery systems, significant quantities of ammunition, hundreds of armored personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles, and thousands of additional armored vehicles.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>On social media, critics noted that the need for aid is much closer to home.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680; &#127758; &#128240; Biden announces $425 million security aid package for Ukraine!<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile in North Carolina: As temperatures drop in North Carolina, many people are living in tents, facing the threat of freezing to death. The lack of stable housing and extreme weather conditions pose&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qUVJnJRMBM\">pic.twitter.com\/qUVJnJRMBM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; PitunisWorld &#127758; (@ScMesab) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScMesab\/status\/1846615365062676824?\">October 16, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I genuinely can&rsquo;t wrap my head around more aid being sent to Ukraine. How are Americans making ends meet? I don&rsquo;t know what else to do but vote and wait for November.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Natasha (@Not__Natasha) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Not__Natasha\/status\/1846666053876592979?\">October 16, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Perhaps there should have been a victory plan before giving Ukraine all those hundreds of billions in money and aid<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; William Teach2 &#127988;&zwj;&#9760;&#65039; #refuseresist (@WTeach2) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WTeach2\/status\/1846665531253744113?\">October 16, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The White House statement noted that next month, President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/behind-scenes-battle-raging-biden-staffers-harris-staffers-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Biden<\/a> will host a virtual meeting of leaders of nations backing Ukraine in its fight against Russia, saying &ldquo;leaders will coordinate with international partners on additional assistance for Ukraine.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/speaker-mike-johnson-demands-zelenskyy-atone-election-interference-designed-help-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zelenskyy<\/a> said on  he spoke to Biden Wednesday about his five-point &ldquo;victory plan&rdquo; that was unveiled to parliament in a speech, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/biden-announces-new-425-million-military-aid-ukraine-2024-10-16\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I proposed considering the possibility of joint weapons production,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;We also discussed the importance of additional training for Ukrainian soldiers.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine, he said, thanked the United States &ldquo;for its readiness to help Ukraine strengthen its positions to compel Russia towards honest diplomacy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The speech came as Russia has ground its way deeper into Ukraine, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/10\/16\/world\/europe\/zelensky-ukraine-victory-plan-russia.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian officials have issued an evacuation order for the northeastern city of&nbsp;Kupiansk, which has been the latest target of Russian troops.<\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy&rsquo;s appearance was &ldquo;necessary to boost the Ukrainian morale today,&rdquo; Olexiy Haran, a professor of comparative politics at the National University of Kyiv, told the Times. &ldquo;This speech is meant to send a political and psychological message to the Ukrainians.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy said his goal was to make it no longer feasible for Russia &ldquo;to continue the war.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Although North Korean soldiers have come to join in the war on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-ukraine-faces-dramatic-health-crisis-nears-challenging-winter-yet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ukraine<\/a>, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/north-korean-troops-deserting-ukraine-frontline-hours-after-arrival-report-1969726\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newsweek<\/a>, within days of their arrival, 18 North Koreans had deserted posts about four miles from the border with Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>There have been reports that Russia would create a North Korean battalion to fight Ukraine.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; 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Announced on Wednesday, this package includes enhanced air defense systems, air-to-ground munitions, armored vehicles, and essential munitions. According to a White House statement, the aid consists of &#8220;hundreds of air defense interceptors, dozens of tactical air defense systems, additional artillery systems, significant amounts of ammunition, hundreds of armored personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles,&#8221; along with thousands more armored vehicles. Critics on social media highlighted that there are pressing needs for aid domestically as well<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2355934,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Biden-Harris-new-aid-package.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[42399,34137,42159,36513,42042],"class_list":["post-2355933","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-aid-package","tag-biden-harris-administration","tag-disaster-response","tag-federal-funding","tag-hurricane-relief"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Biden-Harris-new-aid-package.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2355933","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2355933"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2355933\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2355934"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2355933"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2355933"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2355933"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}