Following Last Week's $2.5 Billion to Ukraine, Biden Sends Another $500 Million Today | 9 Jan 2025 | Only a week after lame duck Joe Biden sent $2.5 billion to Ukraine, the 82-year-old great grandfather announced Thursday that a $500 million military aid package will be given to the Eastern European country as part of a security package. While last week's gift to Ukraine was called "security assistance," this week's gift is called an "aid package." The $500 million package leaves about $3.85 billion in funding for future gifts of weapons to Ukraine. If Biden stops sending these to Ukraine, that balance will be available to Trump to send if he so chooses. The announcement was made at Ramstein Air Base in Germany by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin who was meeting with Vladimir Zelensky.