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US President Biden announces $2.5bn military aid package for Ukraine

A Ukrainian serviceman from an antidrone mobile air defence unit fires a ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft cannon in the Chernihiv region of Ukraine on December 2 [Maksym Kishka/Reuters]

United States President Joe Biden has announced that his administration will send nearly $2.5bn in military assistance to Ukraine, as the president rushes aid to the war-torn country before President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January.

The new round of assistance, announced on Monday, includes $1.25bn derived from presidential drawdown authority, which allows Biden to withdraw materials from US military supplies without the need for congressional approval.

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