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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaWhite House to send new $300m weapons package to UkrainePublished44 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsWar in UkraineImage source, Getty ImagesBy Max MatzaBBC NewsThe US will send $300m (£234m) in military weapons to Ukraine, including ammunition, rockets and anti-aircraft missiles, the White House has said.The surprise announcement comes as a bill in Congress to send further aid to Ukraine stalls amid partisan debate. The US shipment, the first in nearly three months, is intended to prevent Ukraine from losing ground to Russia. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said this aid “is nowhere near enough to meet Ukraine’s battlefield needs”.”This ammunition will keep Ukraine’s guns firing for a period, but only a short period,” Mr Sullivan told reporters on Tuesday, adding that “it will not prevent Ukraine from running out of ammunition.”The White House has been appealing to Congress for months to pass a budget that sends aid to Ukraine, as well as Israel and Taiwan. A $60bn aid bill has already passed the Senate, but has yet to face a vote in the House of Representatives.Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has so far refused to consider the Senate bill. Mr Johnson, an ally of Donald Trump, has said the House will vote on its own aid bill, but only after congress passes a budget that overhauls the US immigration system.On Tuesday, a group of bipartisan lawmakers in the House launched a longshot petition – an attempt to force the House to vote on the Senate bill – using a rare procedural tactic that hasn’t been successfully employed since 2015. The latest aid announcement comes as President Joe Biden hosts Poland’s president and prime minister at the White House in a show of support for Ukraine. Also on Tuesday, Denmark announced that it would ship around $336m in ammo and artillery to Ukraine. Ukraine has lost ground in recent months due an “artificial shortage” of weapons, the country’s president, Volodymr Zelensky, said last month.Related TopicsWar in UkraineUnited StatesUkraineJoe BidenMore on this storyThe Ukrainian sea drones hunting Russian warshipsPublished14 hours agoUkraine-based groups claim raids into RussiaPublished28 minutes agoUkraine war in maps: Russia makes limited advancesPublished21 FebruaryIs Europe doing enough to help Ukraine?Published2 days agoTop StoriesNo 10 says Tory donor’s alleged comments about Abbott were racistPublished1 hour agoBBC report into treatment of Gaza medics ‘very disturbing’ – CameronPublished2 hours agoGaza medics tell BBC that Israeli troops beat and humiliated themPublished15 hours agoFeaturesThe gangsters and rebels jostling over power in HaitiCan royals move on from Kate photo media storm?The Ukrainian sea drones hunting Russian warshipsHow the miners’ strike changed the role of womenMeet the pop star who brought some cheek to the Brit AwardsWhat is TikTok and could the US ban it?’We don’t feel the joy of Ramadan in Rafah’ Video’We don’t feel the joy of Ramadan in Rafah’Schoolboy recounts daring escape from Nigerian kidnap gangWhen wind turbine blades get old what’s next?Elsewhere on the BBCThe powerful emotional impact of Pink Floyd’s musicShine On You Crazy Diamond has helped people through their hardest timesAttributionSoundsFrom the largest ship to disasters on deck…A closer look at times when cruise ships have caused commotionAttributioniPlayer’I was mad for stuff but I didn’t realise I wasn’t happy’Stuart Mitchell’s search for happiness will make us all question the true cost of livingAttributionSoundsMisled with the promise of a home…Panorama investigates the mobile home swindleAttributioniPlayerMost Read1Prince William attends Thomas Kingston’s funeral2No 10 says Tory donor’s alleged comments were racist3Warning after cat falls into Japan chemical vat4Ashes and 35 bodies removed from funeral home5Andrew Tate and brother can be extradited to UK6NHS England to stop prescribing puberty blockers7Ukraine-based groups claim raids into Russia8Smith-Neale suspended for allegedly punching opponentAttributionSport9Can royals move on from Kate photo media storm?10Hollywood stars lead the way at Olivier nominations

[ad_1] It comes as an aid bill in Congress stalls and as Ukrainian troops run out of battlefield supplies.