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May 9, 2022
Biden Signs Lend-Lease Act to Supply More Security Assistance to Ukraine

President Joe Biden signed into law the Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022, which authorizes the administration, through fiscal year 2023, to lend or lease military equipment to Ukraine and other Eastern European countries.
April 8, 2022
Slovakia to Supply S-300 Air Defense System to Ukraine

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III applauded the Slovak government's decision to supply an S-300 air defense system to Ukraine, and said U.S. European Command will reposition one Patriot missile system, manned by U.S. service members, to Slovakia.
April 5, 2022
DOD Continues Mission to Stabilize the Middle East

Iran is the leading source of instability in the Middle East, and ISIS also remains a threat to the region, even though the organization does not hold territory anymore in Iraq and Syria, the deputy assistant secretary for defense for the Middle East said.
March 24, 2022
Biden: NATO Has Never Been More United

"NATO has never, never been more united than it is today," said President Joe Biden following an alliance meeting in Brussels.
March 24, 2022
NATO Leaders Discuss Responses to Russia's Ukraine Invasion

NATO leaders discussed the response to Russian aggression in Ukraine, ways the alliance can support Ukraine's defense and ways to best defend NATO nations, alliance Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said.
March 16, 2022
Biden Signs Order Transferring Arms to Ukrainian Defenders

President Joe Biden signed an order to transfer $800 million worth of equipment to help the people of Ukraine defend their freedom.
March 4, 2022
U.S. Provided More Than $1 Billion in Security Assistance to Ukraine in Past Year

Contents of the most recent security assistance package approved for Ukraine — valued at $350 million dollars — is on its way now and is billed as "the largest presidential drawdown package in history," a senior defense official said.
March 1, 2022
U.S. Stands With Ukraine, Biden Says in State of the Union

In his first State of the Union address since taking office more than a year ago, President Joe Biden inspired bi-partisan applause for the determination of the Ukrainian people against the Russian onslaught and said the United States stands with Ukraine in its struggle.
Feb. 22, 2022
Biden Shifts U.S. Troops in Europe to Defend Frontline NATO States 

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III has ordered an infantry battalion task force of about 800 soldiers to deploy from Italy to the Baltic region and approved the movement of up to eight F-35 Lightning II aircraft from Germany to operating locations on NATO's eastern flank. 
Jan. 25, 2022
Additional Security Assistance Headed to Ukraine

President Joe Biden has explained to Russian President Vladimir Putin that there will be "severe consequences," largely economic, if there were to be a Russian invasion of Ukraine, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said.