The Biden administration announced a new round of military aid for Ukraine as President Volodymyr Zelensky visits Washington, D.C., and meets with top United States government officials.

While the package will not include the ATACMS long-range missiles for which Zelensky has pleaded for months, it will contain additional missiles, rockets and ammunition the US has sent Ukraine in

The new $325 million appropriation comes as Republican lawmakers in the House of Representatives are increasingly reluctant to approve assistance for Kyiv

The Pentagon will send new military aid to Ukraine worth as much as $325 million — equipment that will mostly strengthen the country’s air defenses against Russia, defense officials said.

The United States has pledged a new military aid of $325 million for Ukraine. According to reports, the military aid package will include air defence systems and cluster munitions.

The new US military aid package to Ukraine worth US$325 million is not expected to contain the ATACMS long-range missiles that Kyiv has been asking for in recent months to hit Russian targets in the deep rear.

By Andrea Shalal, Makini Brice and Phil StewartWASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden assured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday that strong U.S. support for his war to repel Russian invaders will be maintained despite opposition from some Republican lawmakers to sending billions more in aid.

By Makini Brice, Phil Stewart and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy appealed to lawmakers on Thursday for continued support in the war with Russia amid Republican skepticism over whether Congress should approve a new round of aid for his country.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy addresses the United Nations Security Council during a ministerial level meeting of the Security Council on the crisis in Ukraine at U.N. headquarters in New York,

The announcement comes as the Ukrainian leader is in Washington to meet with Biden and other top U.S. leaders in an appeal for continued aid.