WASHINGTON, December 13. /TASS/. Washington has pledged to provide Ukraine with military aid totaling $63.5 billion since the beginning of the administration of current US President Joe Biden, the Pentagon said in a statement.

According to the document, "the United States has committed more than $63.5 billion in security assistance to Ukraine since the beginning of the Biden administration." This includes $62.9 billion in aid allocated after the start of Russia's special military operation.

On Thursday, the US administration announced that it would provide Kiev with another $500 million military aid package. It will include ammunition for HIMARS multiple rocket launchers, 155mm and 105mm artillery shells, HARM anti-radiation missiles, drones, mine-resistant ambush-protected MRAP vehicles, HMMWV vehicles, chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear protection equipment, AT-4, TOW and Javelin anti-armor missile systems.

Russian President Vladimir Putin emphasized that the supplies of new weapons to Ukraine would not change the situation on the front, but would only prolong the conflict.