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Al Jazeera
Politics
Sarah Shamim

‘Surge of weapons’: How much Ukraine aid did Biden approve after Trump win?

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President Joe Biden greet one another at a Ukraine Compact meeting on the sidelines of NATO's 75th anniversary summit in Washington, DC, on July 11, 2024 [Yves Herman/Reuters]

United States President Joe Biden asked the Department of Defense to rush weapons deliveries to Ukraine after Russia launched a Christmas Day attack on its smaller neighbour’s energy infrastructure.

Biden’s comments on Wednesday come at a time when his administration is scrambling to send military assistance to Ukraine before President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on January 20. Here’s a look at what the US has committed to Ukraine since Trump’s election in November, and why Biden is in a rush to get money and supplies over to Ukraine.

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