US announces more military aid for Ukraine as Zelensky heads to Washington

President Joe Biden is to meet the Ukrainian president (Susan Walsh/AP)

The Biden administration has announced it will provide 1.85 billion dollars in military aid to Ukraine, rolling out funding for a Patriot missile battery as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrives in Washington for his first known trip out of his country since Russia invaded.

The package includes 1 billion dollars in weapons and equipment from Pentagon stocks, including a Patriot battery for the first time, and 850 million dollars in funding through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative.