President Joe Biden on Friday directed the State Department to deliver $350 million in military aid to Ukraine, which is battling a Russian incursion.
Biden requested that $350 million from the Foreign Assistance Act be earmarked for Ukraine’s defense in a memorandum to Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
This comes after the Biden administration took the unusual step of freezing Russian President Vladimir Putin’s personal assets.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said that imposing sanctions on Putin “sends a clear message about the strength of the opposition to the actions by President Putin and the direction in his leadership of the Russian military.”
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