US Provides $300 Million More in Security Assistance to Ukraine, Including Military Equipment

Department of Defense Press Secretary John Kirby talks to reporters during a news briefing at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., on March 31, 2022. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

The Pentagon announced on April 1 that it will provide up to $300 million more in security assistance to Ukraine in military equipment amid Russia’s invasion.

The funds will be provided under authority granted to the Pentagon by the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI), which was created in 2015 in response to Russia’s annexation of Crimea.