The United States will send a substantial security package to Ukraine, including badly needed air defense systems and artillery rounds, the White House said Wednesday, as the administration — its war chest replenished after months of gridlock in Congress — moves quickly to help Kyiv counter a resurgent Russian campaign.

The weapons package, with an estimated $1 billion value, restarts an expansive U.S. effort to sustain Ukraine’s embattled military as the war with Russia bleeds into its third year. The Pentagon, having anticipated lawmakers would end their impasse, signaled in recent days it was prepared to rush at least some of this resupply to the battlefield within days.

President Biden, in remarks on Wednesday morning, announced the shipments would begin in the “next few hours.”

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    6 months ago

    Yeah, that’s not a great idea. The next time a republican takes office, you’ll be on a list. The authoritarian slope is a slippery one.

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      6 months ago

      I’m not afraid of being on their lists just as anyone who believes in not finding Ukraine should have no problem being on the list I propose.

      I belief in holding people accountable to the consequences of their actions.