The White House will send $300 million in additional weapons to Ukraine amid Republican leaders holding up aid in Congress.
The package will become available from the PDA, which pulls weapons from existing U.S. stockpiles. The weapons being provided to Ukraine includes anti-aircraft missiles, ammunition, artillery rounds and anti-armor systems, the officials said.
“When Russian troops advance and its guns fire, Ukraine does not have enough ammunition to fire back,” national security adviser Jake Sullivan said in announcing the new aid package.
