US poised to send billion-dollar package of military aid to Ukraine

US President Joe Biden (Andrew Harnik/AP)

US officials say the Pentagon is poised to send a one billion-dollar package (€398.5 million) of military aid to Ukraine as the Senate begins a debate on long-awaited legislation to fund the weapons Kyiv needs to stall gains being made by Russian forces in the war.

The decision on Tuesday comes after months of frustration, with bitterly divided members of Congress deadlocked over the funding.