US to send $1.8bn aid to Ukraine, including Patriot system: Media, US officials

A United States official has said President Joe Biden’s administration will soon announce a $1.8bn military aid package for Kyiv, which will for the first time include a Patriot missile battery and precision-guided bombs for Ukrainian fighter jets, amid reports the war-torn country’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, may visit Washington, DC.

US officials described details of the aid package on condition of anonymity on Tuesday, according to the Associated Press.