US announces $5.9 billion in military and budget aid to Ukraine

FILE PHOTO: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy listens to U.S. President Joe Biden speak during a Ukraine Compact meeting, on the sidelines of the NATO's 75th anniversary summit in Washington, U.S., July 11, 2024. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Monday announced nearly $6 billion in additional military and budget assistance for Ukraine as President Joe Biden uses his final weeks in office to surge aid to Kyiv before President-elect Donald Trump takes power.

Biden announced $2.5 billion in additional security assistance for Ukraine.