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Biden approves $500M Ukraine security package 11 days before Trump takes office

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced a new $500 million security assistance package for Ukraine in the waning days of the Biden administration.

Lt.Gen.KeithKellogg(Ret.),nomineeforspecialenvoytoUkraineandRussia,joins‘AmericaReports’todiscussPresident-electTrump’s‘commitment’toendingRussia’swarinUkraineandhisdesiretoacquireGreenlandandthePanamaCanal. TheBidenadministrationonThursdayannouncedanadditional$500millionofmilitaryaidtoUkraineinasecuritypackagerushedoutthedoorbeforePresident-electTrumptakesoffice. DefenseSecretaryLloydAustinmetwithUkrainianPresidentVolodymyrZelenskyyforthefinaltimeatRamsteinAirBaseinGermany,wherehemadetheannouncement.BothofficialsusedtheoccasiontourgetheincomingTrumpadministrationtocontinuetosupportKyiv’sfightagainstRussia. “IfPutinswallowsUkraine,hisappetitewillonlygrow,”Austinwarnedatthe25thmeetingofabout50membernationswhohavejoinedforcestosupportUkrainewithanestimated$122billioninweaponsandsupport. “Ifauto