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Biden administration announces its final aid package to Ukraine before Trump takes office

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🗓️ 8 January 2025

⏱️ 5 minutes

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With less than two weeks left in office, the Biden administration is announcing its final shipment of weapons for Ukraine. The White House believes nearly all of this $500 million worth of weapons will arrive before the inauguration of Donald Trump, whose Ukraine envoy said they will aim for a solution within his first 100 days in office. Nick Schifrin reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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With less than two weeks left in office, the Biden administration is announcing its final shipment of weapons for Ukraine.

0:07.1

The administration believes nearly all of this $500 million worth of weapons will arrive before the inauguration of Donald Trump, whose Ukraine envoy today said they will aim to negotiate an end to the war within Trump's first 100 days in office.

0:23.0

Nick Schiffen is following all of this and joins us now.

0:25.9

So Nick, tell us more about what exactly the Biden administration is sending in this latest round

0:30.2

of aid.

0:30.7

The Biden administration announced today or is announcing its 56 weapons package for Ukraine

0:35.2

worth about $500 million, as you said.

0:37.4

And among these weapons are some of the longer range weapons that Ukraine has used inside

0:41.6

Russia.

0:42.1

You see right there to hit key Russian infrastructure, as well as artillery shells.

0:47.0

Now, administration officials say this is the final money that Congress has appropriated

0:51.9

for Ukraine for drawn down U.S. stocks that can be replenished

0:57.6

to the U.S. military.

0:59.3

And frankly, as you know, Ukraine needs all the help it can get.

1:02.9

Just today in Zaporizia,

1:04.9

Russian missiles hit an apartment complex,

1:07.2

an industrial facility, and the debris hit a tram

1:10.3

and a train killing more than 13 and

1:12.9

wounded more than 60.

1:14.9

I mean, Nick, as you've been reporting, this war now grinds on into another year.

1:19.0

What exactly is the state of play on the front lines?

1:22.2

Administration officials who see this as a glass half full believe that Ukraine is holding

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