Watch Live: Biden to announce new round of military aid to Ukraine
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Washington — President Biden is poised to announce Thursday that the U.S. will provide another round of security assistance to Ukraine, a White House official confirmed to CBS News, as the war with Russia enters in next phrase with Russian forces continuing their large-scale offensive to take control of Ukraine's east.
The official said the latest package of military assistance will be similar in size to the $800 million in aid that Mr. Biden announced last week, and will include heavy artillery and ammunition. The Associated Press first reported the president's plans to provide the new aid, which Mr. Biden will announce in morning remarks from the White House.
The new package of security assistance adds to the roughly $2.6 billion the U.S. has already sent Ukraine to help bolster its defenses against Russia, which has mounted continuing assaults in a new effort to seize control of the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine.
