WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed into law a measure designed to make it easier for the U.S. to send weapons and supplies to Ukraine as the country continues to fight off a Russian invasion that began in February.
“Every day Ukrainians pay with their lives,” Biden said Monday of Russia’s continuing attacks, adding that the legislation he signed at the White House would be another tool to aid the government in Kyiv.
The measure, which borrows its name from a law that ended the U.S. policy of neutrality ahead of World War II and stepped up support to the U.K. and other allies, cuts some red tape but does not include additional funding. Biden has separately asked Congress for $33 billion in aid to Ukraine, including several billion dollars for weapons and security assistance.
