Biden Administration's Final Aid Package to Ukraine Aims to Bolster Defense

The White House has announced a $2.5 billion aid package to Ukraine and pledged to "continue surging" aid to get it to the authorities in Kyiv "as quickly as possible." The White House said in a statement on December 30 that the pledge includes an additional $1.25 billion drawdown package for the Ukrainian military and a $1.22 billion Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) package. "I've directed my Administration to continue surging as much assistance to Ukraine as quickly as possible -- including drawing down older U.S. equipment for Ukraine,…