Biden asks Congress for $33 billion in Ukraine aid as Battle of Kyiv ends

President Biden asks Congress for $33 billion in supplemental Ukraine aid, more than twice the $13.6 billion already approved, including $20 billion in security assistance, $8.5 billion to sustain the Ukrainian government, and $3 billion in humanitarian aid. The request comes weeks after Russia's failed Battle of Kyiv, where U.S.-supplied Javelin anti-tank missiles and Stinger anti-aircraft missiles are credited with helping Ukrainian forces repel the advance on the capital. Congress ultimately passes a $40 billion package. Biden frames the aid as an investment in defeating authoritarian aggression.