CNN: US preparing new security package for Ukraine

The US is preparing another $800 million security assistance package for Ukraine, according to three senior administration officials and two sources familiar with the planning, reported from CNN.

Details of the latest package were still being discussed and could change, but earlier on April 19, US President Joe Biden said the US plans to send more artillery to Ukraine.

One senior administration official said the newest package could be approved within the next 36 hours, though another administration official said the timing isn’t locked down and it could be within the coming days.

The size of the package could also change at the last minute, the second official said.

The latest package comes just a week after the Biden administration authorized another $800 million security package, which included artillery and anti-artillery radars for the first time since the Russian invasion began.

The Biden administration is working to get the security assistance to Ukraine as quickly as possible because they believe the war is in a critical stage and the continued US assistance could make a difference when Russia’s more aggressive assault begins in Eastern Ukraine, the third administration officials said.

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