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Biden Details $8 Billion ‘Surge’ In Weapons Aid For Ukraine, Including JSOWs

By Matthew Beinart

Thursday, September 26th, 2024

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Biden Details $8 Billion ‘Surge’ In Weapons Aid For Ukraine, Including JSOWs

President Joe Biden hosts a bilateral meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine, Thursday, September 26, 2024, in the Oval Office. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)

President Biden on Thursday announced plans for nearly $8 billion in new weapons aid for Ukraine, to include providing Kyiv with RTX [RTX]-built Joint Standoff Weapons, an additional Patriot air defense battery and expanded F-16 pilot training. The new security assistance plans were detailed ahead of Biden’s meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House on Thursday, and as the funding authority for $5.5 billion of the planned aid was set to expire at the end of fiscal…

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