Aid for Ukraine
Biden signs law for new military package
US President Joe Biden has signed a law allowing new military aid for Ukraine (see video above). According to him, this will be used to supply the war-torn country with air defense equipment, artillery, missile systems and armored vehicles.
A total of 61 billion dollars (equivalent to 57 billion euros) will be spent on this. The new package is not only an investment in Ukraine's security, but also in Europe's, said the US President. The requested aid package had been blocked in the US parliament for months, which is why practically no support had been possible since the end of the previous year.
Part of the money is earmarked for military equipment from the country's own stocks, while the rest is divided between other military support and financial aid, partly in the form of loans. The legislative text also urges the delivery of the long-range ATACMS missile systems. So far, the US government has officially only supplied those with a range of around 165 kilometers, but the Ukrainian government would like systems with a range of 300 kilometers. Biden recently spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Selensky about this.
Missiles delivered secretly?
According to a person close to the government, the longer-range missiles have already been delivered secretly. They were used for the first time last week, the employee said. According to him, an airfield in Crimea was fired upon on April 17. The decision was controversial for months. Due to the Russian deployment of long-range missiles from North Korea, the US government had changed its mind, he said. "We warned Russia about these things," said the employee.
Biden: "Support that we need"
Selenskyj expressed his relief at the immediate aid package. "We are getting the support we need to continue to protect our lives from Russian attacks. I am grateful to President Biden, Congress and all Americans who recognize that we need to pull the rug out from under Putin instead of obeying him," the politician wrote on the X platform (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday evening.
On Wednesday, the US government also approved billions in aid for war-torn Israel and Taiwan, as well as a law against TikTok owner Bytedance that would effectively ban the video platform.
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