The White House has unveiled a last-minute plan to strengthen Ukraine’s war-torn state, which involves an avalanche of military aid and new sanctions against Russia, according to a briefing from a national security adviser.
National security policy Jake Sullivan met with the head of the office of the president of Ukraine Andriy Yermak more than an hour on Thursday, ordering to provide Ukraine with 100,000 additional artillery pieces, 1,000 rockets and 100 armored vehicles by mid-January, according to a brief he shared with the Guardian.
The US is also committed to supporting the provocation of the Ukrainian people by offering to train new forces in areas outside the territory of Ukraine. This comes alongside nearly $20bn in completed loans, which will be backed by profits from the immobility of Russian sovereign wealth.
The United States is bracing itself for many new sanctions to come in the coming weeks, all with the goal of impeding Russia’s ability to sustain its war effort and boosting Ukraine’s negotiating table power, which could lay the foundations for a future settlement. .
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The White House’s latest move comes a little more than a month before Donald Trump’s inauguration, when the US may unveil an entirely new plan for a ceasefire.
Second a Reuters reportThe president-elect’s team is quietly developing a peace proposal for Ukraine that would effectively sideline NATO and cede potentially significant territory to Russia, marking a dramatic shift from current U.S. policy. Trump, for his part, has repeatedly stated that he will end the war in Ukraine and Russia within 24 hours.
There were also Ukrainian officials, including Yermak and Ambassador Oksana Markarova meeting with key figures The Trump transition team this week, including JD Vance, Florida representative and potential national security adviser, Mike Waltz and Trump’s legal representative for Russia and Ukraine Keith Kellogg, bid to secure continued support.
These meetings carry greater urgency, especially after House Speaker Mike Johnson besieged by the vote in $24bn in additional aid to Ukraine. The Pentagon was nevertheless committed as sending $725m in military support this week, the largest since April.