Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced on Friday a $6 billion long-term military aid package for Ukraine — the largest to date — which will allow the US to purchase new equipment produced by the American defense industry for the Ukrainian military.

Ukraine needed this.After months of political wrangling and battlefield reversals, Kyiv has reason to cheer. Now the race is on to ensure that U.S. military aid gets to the front lines in time to make a difference to troops trying to ward off the advancing Russian army.

Ukrainian officials are expressing thanks for a fresh batch of U.S. military aid, even though the new supplies aren’t expected to have an immediate impact on the battlefield.

The Biden administration is preparing a new aid package for Ukraine that is expected to be worth around $1 billion, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CNN.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced a new $6 billion aid package for Ukraine after meeting with defense officials from dozens of countries.

The US government is providing another $6 billion in military aid to help Ukraine defend itself against Russia's invasion, US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin said on Friday. The latest tranche of weapons will include artillery ammunition,

Ukraine, Jake Sullivan said, would still be able to "hold the line" and withstand Russian attacks in the meantime.

Ukraine will look to mount a new counteroffensive in 2025 after receiving a $61bn infusion of US military aid to help it stop Russia from making additional gains this year, Jake Sullivan, the US national security adviser said.

Ukraine will look to launch a counteroffensive in 2025 with the support of the approved $61 billion aid package from the United States, as well as additional Western funding, U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told the Financial Times on May 4.

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Ukraine will seek to launch a new counteroffensive in 2025 after receiving over US$60 billion in US security assistance. Source: Financial Times, citing Jake Sullivan, US National Security Advisor Details: The FT noted that Sullivan said he still expects "Russian advances in the coming period" on the battlefield despite the new US aid package