The U.S. will send an additional $725 million in military aid to Ukraine, the State Department announced on Monday. That’s on top of more than $7 billion in weaponry the Biden Administration has already pledged to the country as it battles to stave off more territorial gains by Russia. The increase in aid comes amid fears among U.S. and NATO officials that president-elect Donald Trump will withhold support and force Ukraine to capitulate. We talk about the latest developments in a war that’s left hundreds of thousands dead and how a Trump Administration might handle it.
U.S. Increases Military Aid to Ukraine Ahead of Presidential Transition

US President Joe Biden meets with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the NATO Summit at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, July 11, 2024 (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
Guests:
Steven Pifer , affiliate, Center for International Security and Cooperation - Stanford University; former ambassador to Ukraine and a senior director at the National Security Council in the Clinton administration.
Greg Myre, national security correspondent, NPR
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