{"id":2375762,"date":"2024-12-03T04:08:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T09:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-to-provide-ukraine-with-a-new-725-million-military-aid-package-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-03T04:10:22","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T09:10:22","slug":"us-to-provide-ukraine-with-a-new-725-million-military-aid-package-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-to-provide-ukraine-with-a-new-725-million-military-aid-package-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"US to provide Ukraine with a new $725 million military aid package &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">30<\/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%2Fus-to-provide-ukraine-with-a-new-725-million-military-aid-package-washington-examiner%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=2375762&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>On Monday, U.S. \u2064Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced \u200ba new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-includes-controversial-cluster-munitions-in-aid-package-to-ukraine-for-second-time\/\" title=\"US includes controversial cluster munitions in aid to Ukraine again.\">military \u200baid package<\/a> \u200cfor Ukraine \u2062valued at $725 million, \u2064aimed at supporting the country&#8217;s defense against ongoing Russian \u200caggression. This announcement comes as part of a series \u200dof advanced weapons shipments to Ukraine, highlighting the commitment of the United States adn\u2063 over\u200b 50 allied nations to support Ukraine in its conflict with Russia. Blinken emphasized the importance of this aid in\u2062 ensuring \u200bthat\u2062 Ukraine possesses the necessary capabilities \u2062to defend itself.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">US to provide Ukraine with a new $725 million military aid package<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1901337\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>United States Secretary of State <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/antony-blinken\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Antony Blinken <\/a>announced on Monday that the U.S. would provide Ukraine with an additional $725 million in military weapons for its war with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Russia<\/a>. It&rsquo;s the latest shipment of advanced weaponry being sent to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Ukraine<\/a>. Blinken announced the decision in a post on X.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Today, I am announcing the delivery of $725 million in additional weapons and equipment for Ukraine&rsquo;s defense,&rdquo; Blinken <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SecBlinken\/status\/1863687201067876761\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> in the post. &ldquo;The United States and more than 50 nations stand united with Ukraine.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today, I am announcing the delivery of $725 million in additional weapons and equipment for Ukraine&rsquo;s defense. The United States and more than 50 nations stand united with Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Secretary Antony Blinken (@SecBlinken) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecBlinken\/status\/1863687201067876761?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Blinken also described Monday&rsquo;s aid announcement as vital to Ukraine&rsquo;s efforts to fend off Russia. He claimed the weapons were <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thedefensepost.com\/2024\/12\/03\/us-announces-package-ukraine\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">necessary<\/a> &ldquo;to ensure Ukraine has the capabilities it needs to defend itself against <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thedefensepost.com\/2024\/02\/19\/russia-attacking-south-ukraine\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Russian aggression<\/a>.&rdquo; It is also&nbsp;part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">previously announced security assistance package<\/a> for Ukraine that President Joe Biden announced on September 26, the State Department announced in a press release.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This security assistance provides key capabilities to support Ukraine&rsquo;s most urgent battlefield needs, including air defense, munitions for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinese-defense-university-conceals-partnerships-with-u-s-schools\/\" title=\"Chinese Defense University Conceals Partnerships With U.S. Schools\">rocket systems<\/a> and artillery and antitank weapons,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defense.gov\/News\/News-Stories\/Article\/Article\/3982265\/us-provides-more-security-assistance-to-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">said<\/a> Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, Pentagon press secretary.<\/p>\n<p>The latest shipment included significant advanced <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/united-states-announces-significant-new-military-assistance-for-ukraine-14\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">weaponry<\/a>, including Stinger missiles, Javelin missiles, artillery ammunition, High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems ammunition, Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems munitions, drones, and landmines. It also included valuable equipment essential to &ldquo;protect critical national infrastructure, spare parts, ancillary equipment, services, training, and transportation.<\/p>\n<p>The inclusion of land mines is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/back-to-square-one-biden-build-back-better-senate-stall-out-renders-house-passage-insignificant\/\" title=\"Back to Square One: Biden Build Back Better Senate Stall-Out Renders House Passage Insignificant\">significant policy change<\/a> regarding U.S. weapon shipments. It marks the first time in decades that the U.S. has sent such weapons. Previously, land mines were discouraged from being included in weapon shipments due to the hazard they presented to civilians, the <em>Kyiv Independent<\/em> reported. More than 160 countries have banned them as a result. However, Ukraine has been requesting the weapons since the war began, primarily due to Russia&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/kyivindependent.com\/us-announces-725-million-military-aid-package-for-ukraine\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a> use of them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Biden recently announced the U.S. would maximize its efforts to ensure Ukraine has all the weapons it needs in its fight with Russia. During Sunday&rsquo;s episode of ABC&rsquo;s <em>This Week<\/em>, national security adviser Jake Sullivan declared the Biden administration is trying to &ldquo;strengthen&rdquo; Ukraine as much as possible before his term ends on Jan. 20. President-elect Trump is not expected to be as enthusiastic as Biden has been in his support for Ukraine.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are going to do everything in our power for these 50 days to get Ukraine all the tools we possibly can to strengthen their position on the battlefield so that they&rsquo;ll be stronger at the negotiating table,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/national-security-advisor-jake-sullivan-222659295.html?guccounter=1&amp;guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&amp;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAITlCPUe9OkyrD_yCXUvDeWhMcSuN0V6_-l7oN0xl71V0V7hiJmBGNFfwHFZaiwMAlPyoS1LmqxPut_KfINnnAwN8-DYfZGb-PRuRtGd1-HHaoyhw0OinD3q8v6bQHkDQAAvBYuQlVYPdWtFOfco9ENVkQkCbPWhxFmpyFHURjwd\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> Sullivan. &ldquo;And President Biden directed me to oversee a massive surge in the military equipment that we are delivering to Ukraine so that we have spent every dollar that Congress has appropriated to us by the time that President Biden leaves office.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1901337\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1901337\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US to send Ukraine $725 million in military aid package<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2375763,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Ukraine-troops.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[46032,46033,6991,39024,32076],"class_list":["post-2375762","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-725-million","tag-defense-support","tag-ukraine","tag-us-military-aid","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Ukraine-troops.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2375762","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\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2375762"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2375762\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2375766,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2375762\/revisions\/2375766"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2375763"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2375762"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2375762"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2375762"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}