President Biden welcomed Finland into NATO on Tuesday, calling it a sign of the Western military alliance’s unity in the face of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.
On another front, the Biden administration is preparing to sendabout $500 million in new ammunition and equipment and will spend more than $2 billion to buy an array of munitions, radar and other weapons ahead of an expected Ukrainian spring offensive against Russian forces in the disputed Donbas region of easternThe ammunition rounds, along with grenade launchers and vehicles, will be taken from military stockpiles so they can be in the war zone quickly, the officials told the Associated Press.
The $2.1 billion in longer-term aid will be used to buy missiles for the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System, or NASAMS, as well as radar and other weapons, the AP reported.in the war, despite signs of softening support in Congress and among U.S. voters as the fighting enters its 14-month with no quick resolution in sight.
Mike Glenn and David R. Sands contributed to this story, which was based in part on wire service reports.
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