U.S. has invested $175 billion in Ukraine, and Western countries will discuss further military aid in the near future

Days after Russian and Ukrainian soldiers renewed fighting in the latest chapter of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the United States and other countries announced new deliveries of military equipment intended to support Ukraine. On April 3, John Kirby, the US National Security Council's coordinator for strategic communications, stated that in the coming days, there would be meetings "to determine what more we need to provide in terms of weapons for them." He did not say when the meetings would be held or who would attend, except that they would all take place before President Joe Biden leaves office later this year (Biden, having been termed out of office, will no longer be president in January 2025). Kirby did say the US would soon announce more military support to Ukraine.

Kirby's statement came after three US defense hawks – Republican Senator Lindsey Graham from South Carolina, Democratic Representative Seth Moulton of Massachusetts, and Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland – met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on April 2 and announced on their way back to the US that more military assistance for Zelensky's government would be provided soon.

According to a calculation by the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, after nearly three years since the Russia-Ukraine war entered its active conflict phase, US Congress has appropriated $175 billion for Ukraine and Ukrainian forces to defend against Russian attacks. Russia calls Western (US-led) deliveries of military equipment and weapons to Ukraine "prolonging the conflict" and making a cessation of hostilities "virtually impossible."