The U.S. is planning to provide Ukraine with an aid package of $700-800 million for the domestic production of long-range capabilities, President Volodymyr Zelensky told journalists on Oct. 21.

On the same day, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced a new $400 million military aid package during a surprise visit to Kyiv. In addition, it was also announced that Washington is preparing to provide $800 million for the production of Ukrainian drones.

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Zelensky and Austin also discussed how much of the $8 billion in aid the U.S. announced in late September could be dedicated to Ukrainian production by the end of the year.

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    2 hours ago

    UK did 2.4B and UK folks are up in arms… Because we could give the 2.4b to the poor!

    I prefer a nation so close to us not be steam rolled by putin. That money wouldn’t have been spent on poor either way.

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      If you reward aggression, you guarantee more.

      Russia needs to be punished brutally, they need to remember this the next time they get horny for conquest.