President Joe Biden on Sept. 26 announced his administration will spend nearly $8 billion to help Ukraine fight against Russia, the latest mammoth expenditure the United States has pledged since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.
The aid will help Ukraine “win this war,” Biden said in a statement released by the White House.
The aid includes the first shipment of a precision-guided glide bomb called the Joint Standoff Weapon, with a range of up to 81 miles. The medium-range missile gives Ukraine a major upgrade to the weapons it is using to strike Russian forces, allowing the Ukrainians to do it at safer distances. The bomb, capable of striking targets with high accuracy, is to be dropped from fighter jets….
