Will Trump Continue Billions of Aid to Zelensky? Pentagon Announces Support Will Extend Beyond Biden

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The Pentagon has confirmed that the US military aid to Ukraine will continue beyond the Biden administration, with billions in assistance still on the way. This announcement raises questions about whether a future Trump administration would uphold the same level of support for Ukraine's ongoing conflict with Russia. The pledge ensures that Ukraine will continue receiving critical military aid, including weapons and equipment, as it fights against Russian aggression. As the political landscape shifts, the question remains: will future leadership prioritize support for Ukraine?

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00:00Finally, on January 7th, Secretary Austin will travel to Rammstein, Germany for the

00:0525th meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group to reaffirm our enduring commitment

00:10to Ukraine.

00:12Together with defense ministers and military leaders from around the globe, Secretary Austin

00:16will focus on delivering practical and coordinated support that reinforces Ukraine's ability

00:21to defend itself today and deter aggression in the future.

00:25We'll have more details to share on the Secretary's official engagements at Rammstein in the coming

00:29days.

00:30And will there be another leader-level meeting led by President Biden, as planned before,

00:34or is this the last meeting during this administration?

00:37And second question, should we expect more PDA announcements for Ukraine in the coming

00:40weeks?

00:42Thanks for the question.

00:43So in terms of PDA announcements, I'm not going to get ahead of anything and I have

00:46no announcements to make today.

00:48What I had said at the beginning of the press briefing was that on January 7th, the Secretary

00:54will be leaving for Rammstein for the UDCG and that will be the 25th meeting of the

01:00Ukraine Defense Contact Group.

01:02In terms of the President's schedule, you know, I'm not going to speak for that.

01:04I'd refer you to the White House for anything that involves travel for the President.

01:09Questions related to Ukraine.

01:11Is there any planning underway for another UDCG if the next administration chooses to

01:17continue or do you believe this is the last one?

01:21I can only speak for this administration.

01:23Right now, there's only planning for, I can only speak for the planning that is involved

01:27in this upcoming UDCG, which will be, the Secretary is leaving on January 7th.

01:34Should the incoming administration, incoming secretary choose to host more UDCGs, that's

01:39a determination made for them.

01:41I just can't speak to that.

01:42And the 1.25 billion PDA announced on December 30th, will that all get there by the 20th?

01:52That one package?

01:54That one announcement?

01:55Yeah.

01:56No.

01:57So PDAs, because it's announced, does not, and I think we've said this pretty publicly

02:01as well, PDAs, as they get announced, capability and equipment flows off our shelves as it's

02:10available.

02:11So it is very likely that you are going to see more capabilities continue to flow to

02:16Ukraine post this administration.

02:19That's very normal.

02:20When PDAs get announced, we've had PDAs announced from November, December, that capability continues

02:26to flow.

02:27That doesn't mean that that package is necessarily closed out.

02:30It does take, some equipment can get there within days, some equipment, as you know,

02:35can take much longer.

02:36Great.

02:37Charlie.

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