Joe Biden approves $12.3B in aid to Ukraine.

US President Joe Biden signed a  temporary governmental funding law, which avoids the suspension of federal operations and provides for the allocation of $12.3B in aid to Ukraine, the White House press service reported. Included in the Ukrainian assistance package is $3B  in military assistance, including training, equipment, weapons, and logistical support. Another $1.5B is earmarked to replenish stocks of foreign equipment supplied to Ukraine. Moreover, $2.8B is for the continuation of military, intelligence, and other defensive support. An additional $35M will go toward financing responses to “potential nuclear and radiological incidents” in Ukraine and preventing the theft of these materials.