Biden pledges $800 million in new weapons for Ukraine, says U.S. gas prices will remain high
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The United States plans to announce another $800 million in weapons aid for Ukraine in the coming days, President Biden said Thursday at the close of a NATO summit in Madrid. He also warned U.S. consumers that gas prices would remain high as a result of the war.
Americans should prepare to pay a premium for gas for “as long as it takes to support Ukraine,” Biden said at a news conference. Western sanctions on Russia have hurt the country’s energy sector and curbed the global supply of oil. “As long as it takes so Russia cannot, in fact, defeat Ukraine and move beyond Ukraine. This is a critical, critical position for the world,” Biden said.