- Title: White House announces new arms aid package for Ukraine
- Date: 12th December 2024
- Summary: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (DECEMBER 12, 2024) (REUTERS) WHITE HOUSE NATIONAL SECURITY SPOKESPERSON, JOHN KIRBY, WALKING UP TO LECTERN WHITE FLASH (SOUNDBITE) (English) WHITE HOUSE NATIONAL SECURITY SPOKESPERSON, JOHN KIRBY, SAYING: "Also today, the president approved a new security assistance package for Ukraine that will provide them with additional air defense, artillery, drones and armored vehicles. It's the 72nd such drawdown package announced by the United States. And as the president made clear, we're going to continue to provide additional packages right up to the end of this administration." WHITE FLASH KIRBY LISTENING TO QUESTIONS
- Embargoed: 26th December 2024 19:18
- Keywords: Kirby Ukraine White House aid package briefing drawdown
- Location: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES
- City: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES
- Country: US
- Topics: North America,Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA001684912122024RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: The Biden administration announced another package of weapons aid for Ukraine, White House spokesperson John Kirby said on Thursday (December 12) without revealing the amount of contents of the package.
Kirby said the U.S. would continue to provide additional packages for Ukraine "right up to the end of this administration."
President Joe Biden last month lifted the U.S. ban on Ukraine using U.S.-supplied longer-range missiles for strikes deep inside Russia, his latest attempt to boost Kyiv in its battle to repel a Russian invasion force from his country.
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