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The U.S. will send Ukraine the full $6 billion in outstanding military aid before President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated on Jan. 20, Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said at a briefing on Nov. 7.

Previously, Politico reported that U.S. President Joe Biden was rushing to deliver the remaining $6 billion by the end of his term out of fear that a Trump administration might halt weapons shipments to Ukraine.

Ukraine will receive $4 billion under the Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA), which pulls weapons from U.S. stocks, and $2 billion from the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI), Singh told reporters.

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[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 163 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

This will likely be the last shipment of aid provided.

Out of everything, this is one of the harder things for me to take. The US voted for this shithead, but the Ukrainian people are the ones who will suffer because of him. Because of us.

[–] rhythmisaprancer@moist.catsweat.com 47 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

From what little I have read, it seems like broader Europe is working towards that and other things without the US, but some countries have their own right wing issues.

[–] illi@lemm.ee 28 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

And sadly when EU was formed this crazy shit was just outside of even imagination. Now a couple of stupids can really hinder it, if not block completely...

[–] PhrygianFudge@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I was hoping that if somehow, somehow Orbán was gotten rid of in my country, the EU would be free of this plague. Now not even that would solve it.

[–] illi@lemm.ee 20 points 1 week ago

I know right? Poland got their shit together too, but Slovakia lost it completely... sigh

[–] Pilferjinx@lemmy.world 26 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

We'll have to rely on Europe to get it's shit together. It doesn't look good though.

[–] DandomRude@lemmy.world 28 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Are you also relying on Europe to get its shit together when it comes to climate change? I think you still don't understand how fucked the world is because US citizens did not get their shit together and voted for Trump.

[–] Pilferjinx@lemmy.world 30 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That's quite the topic change there. But, no, I have no optimism about climate change.

[–] DandomRude@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago

Neither do I, because the US citizens elected Trump, who will both betray our friends in Ukraine and withdraw from the Paris climate agreement. These are just two of his future misdeeds, which are completely foreseeable. Thank you dear allies from the US, you are really very helpful.

[–] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 28 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I hope they are frantically developing nukes, now that the non-proliferation agreement is voided.

[–] FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

They’ve got the silos for them, sourcing fissile material is my concern

[–] Breezy@lemmy.world 27 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Fuck trump, and fuck putin. Lets put boots on the ground to defend Ukraine and make trump pull out when gets in office. But i bet a month of pissed off soldiers would destroy Russias army.

[–] FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Took less than that to capture Baghdad. Drop the Rangers off and they’ll be sharing photos of taking a shit in Putin’s dacha by new years