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U.S. OKs $425 Million In More Weapons For Ukraine, As North Korea Sends Troops To Support Russia

U.S. OKs $425 Million In More Weapons For Ukraine, As North Korea Sends Troops To Support Russia
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zeleynskyy in Kyiv, Oct. 21, 2024. (DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley)

The Biden administration has approved a new $425 million weapons aid package for Ukraine, which includes providing Kyiv with additional munitions, counter-drone equipment and Stryker vehicles.  The new security assistance arrives following North Korea’s decision to send around 10,000 troops to support Russia in its ongoing invasion of Ukraine. “The evidence now suggests that North Korea has sent around 10,000 soldiers to train in eastern Russia and some of these [North Korean] troops have already moved closer to Ukraine,” U.S.…

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