Biden details new aid to Ukraine, promises “more in the days and weeks ahead” to help combat Russia invasion

The United States will spend $800 million in military and humanitarian aid for Ukraine, and President Joe Biden promised to do more in the days and weeks ahead.

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More than 3 million Ukrainians have been displaced by the war and funds will be used to care for them.

Biden said at the White House that the new package would provide unprecedented assistance to Ukraine.

The president asked that God protect the Ukrainians who are defending their country.

U.S. President Joe Biden, speaks as Antony Blinken, U.S. secretary of state, left, listens in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, March 16, 2022.

Biden condemned Russian President Putin for the "appalling devastation" he inflicted on Ukraine, and cited reports of Russia's military forces holding hundreds of doctors and patients hostage in a hospital in Mariupol.

The president said that the atrocities are an outrage to the world.

Biden warned that this could be a long and difficult battle, but he promised that the American people would be steadfast in their support for the people of Ukraine. We are all against Putin.

The nation has spent nearly three weeks fighting off a Russian invasion, and Biden signed a spending package on Tuesday that included money for both humanitarian and military assistance.

More than $2 billion in U.S. security assistance has been committed to the country since the Biden administration began, according to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.

Biden helped lead international efforts to hamper Russia's economy. He doesn't want to send troops or offensive weapons to Europe because of the risk of widening the war.

Biden praised Zelenskyy, saying, "He speaks for a people that have shown remarkable courage and strength in the face of brutal aggression, courage and strength that has inspired not only your Ukrainians but the entire world."

Zelenskyy asked Congress to set up a no-fly zone over Ukraine, sanction Russian politicians and shut down business operations in the country.

The U.S. and its NATO allies have resisted calls to create a no-fly zone fearing it could lead to a conflict with Russia.

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