{"id":2388270,"date":"2025-01-09T11:18:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T16:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-sneaks-in-massive-ukraine-spending-package-11-days-before-trump-enters-office\/"},"modified":"2025-01-09T11:19:51","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T16:19:51","slug":"biden-sneaks-in-massive-ukraine-spending-package-11-days-before-trump-enters-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-sneaks-in-massive-ukraine-spending-package-11-days-before-trump-enters-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Sneaks In Massive Ukraine Spending Package 11 Days Before Trump Enters Office"},"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\">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-sneaks-in-massive-ukraine-spending-package-11-days-before-trump-enters-office%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=2388270&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 has announced \u2062a military \u2063aid\u2064 package valued at approximately half a \u2063billion dollars for Ukraine, which will include\u200b military\u200d hardware taken from U.S. stockpiles. This decision was revealed during a meeting between Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Germany, \u2062where both leaders emphasized the \u2064need for \u200congoing\u200b support for Ukraine as the country approaches the three-year \u200dmark of Russia&#8217;s invasion. <\/p>\n<p>While Biden&#8217;s \u2062administration continues to provide\u200d military\u2062 assistance to Ukraine, President-elect Donald Trump \u200bhas expressed doubts\u200d about this approach\u200c and \u2063has indicated a desire\u200d to end the conflict. Austin warned that \u200bif Russian President Vladimir Putin is allowed \u2062to succeed in Ukraine, it could encourage further aggression from autocrats globally.He highlighted that the security \u2064of europe, the U.S., \u200cand the world\u2062 is\u200c at stake. <\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy has\u2062 urged that\u200b halting support now would be reckless,\u2064 emphasizing the importance of maintaining defense coalitions. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-sends-letters-to-covid-aid-recipients-after-democrats-railed-on-trump-for-signing-checks\/\" title=\"Biden Sends Letters To COVID Aid Recipients After Democrats Railed On Trump For Signing Checks\">latest aid<\/a>, which marks\u2063 the 74th\u2062 package as August 2021 and brings U.S. assistance to Ukraine to about $66 billion since February 2022,includes air defense missiles,air-to-ground weapons,and other military resources. <\/p>\n<p>As Ukraine continues it&#8217;s operations, including efforts\u2064 in Russia\u2019s Kursk region, the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">situation remains critical<\/a> with additional \u2064sanctions against Russia expected\u2062 from Biden\u2019s administration before he leaves office.  <\/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> \t\t\t\t<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>President Joe Biden is plucking about a half a billion dollars&rsquo; worth of military hardware from American stockpiles to ship to Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement was made as Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met in Germany on Thursday and called for continued support for Ukraine as the country nears the three-year anniversary of Russia&rsquo;s 2022 invasion, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/biden-approves-500m-ukraine-security-package-11-days-before-trump-takes-office\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-administration-squeezes-significant-new-military-assistance-ukraine-trump-takes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> has voiced skepticism over the Biden administration&rsquo;s policy toward Ukraine and has said he wants to end the conflict.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Biden is sending another $500 Million in weapons to Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>North Carolina is still devastated and&hellip;.<br \/> California is Burning. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/e2R8iyItIk\">pic.twitter.com\/e2R8iyItIk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Juanita Broaddrick (@atensnut) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/atensnut\/status\/1877065559520465109?\">January 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\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>&ldquo;If Putin swallows Ukraine, his appetite will only grow,&rdquo; Austin said as nations backing Ukraine gathered, referring to Russian leader Vladimir Putin.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If autocrats conclude that democracies will lose their nerve, surrender their interests, and forget their principles, we will only see more land grabs. If tyrants learn that aggression pays, we will only invite even more aggression, chaos, and war,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Austin said the West must defy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/russia-issues-warning-biden-crosses-putins-red-line-qualitatively-new-situation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Putin<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Retreat will only provide incentives for more imperial aggression,&rdquo; Austin said. &ldquo;And if we flinch, you can count on Putin to push further and punch harder. Ukraine&rsquo;s survival is on the line. But so is the security of Europe, the United States, and the world.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy said that to stop now would be pointless.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve come such a long way that it would honestly be crazy to drop the ball now and not keep building on the defense coalitions we&rsquo;ve created,&rdquo; Zelenskyy said. &ldquo;No matter what&rsquo;s going on in the world, everyone wants to feel sure that their country will not just be erased off the map.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Biden used his presidential drawdown authority to take weapons from Americans stockpiles in the 74th package of equipment sent to Ukraine since August 2021.&nbsp;Since February 2022, the U.S. has given Ukraine about $66 billion in aid.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">On a day where Americans in Los Angeles are watching their homes, pets, and businesses burn&mdash;and could use some aid&mdash;the Biden administration is preparing to send another $500 million to Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>This is why they lost. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Z0MOJjvLXs\">pic.twitter.com\/Z0MOJjvLXs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/charliekirk11\/status\/1877065899292701109?\">January 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A Department of Defense <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defense.gov\/News\/Releases\/Release\/Article\/4025039\/biden-administration-announces-additional-security-assistance-for-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news release<\/a> said, the latest aid package includes air defense missiles, air-to-ground weapons, support equipment for F-16s, ammunition, communications equipment, and armored bridging systems.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine is currently trying to expand the land it holds inside Russia&rsquo;s Kursk region while Russia attacks Ukraine with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/4-hostile-regimes-testing-joe-biden-during-his-first-months-in-office\/\" title=\"4 Hostile Regimes Testing Joe Biden During His First Months In Office\">long-range missiles<\/a>, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/wireStory\/final-meeting-zelenskyy-austin-military-aid-ukraine-continue-117497025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy called the Kursk offensive &ldquo;one of our biggest wins&rdquo; that has led to severe casualties among Russian and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/russians-appear-commit-disturbing-act-faces-dead-north-koreans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">North Korean<\/a> troops.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">At least 100 North Korean soldiers deployed to support Russia&rsquo;s war effort in Ukraine have been killed since entering combat this month.<\/p>\n<p>1000&rsquo;s are in the Kursk border region with both Ukrainian &amp; South Korean &lsquo;military types&rsquo; observing they&rsquo;ve proven a burden due to outdated&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5SviqYAtXN\">pic.twitter.com\/5SviqYAtXN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mr P&aring;l Christiansen (@TheNorskaPaul) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheNorskaPaul\/status\/1871250044789096889?\">December 23, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The aid package, which is expected to be the last before Biden leaves office, comes as the administration prepares to release a new round of sanctions against Russia, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/01\/09\/politics\/us-ukraine-aid-biden\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; 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This decision was announced during a meeting between Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Germany, where they emphasized the need for ongoing support for Ukraine as it approaches the three-year mark since Russia&#8217;s invasion in 2022, according to Fox News. Meanwhile, President-elect Donald Trump has expressed doubts about Biden&#8217;s approach to Ukraine and indicated a desire to end the conflict<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2388271,"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\/2025\/01\/Joe-Biden-8.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,48205,3634,6991],"class_list":["post-2388270","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-spending-package","tag-trump","tag-ukraine"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Joe-Biden-8.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2388270","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=2388270"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2388270\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2388274,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2388270\/revisions\/2388274"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2388271"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2388270"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2388270"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2388270"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}