Long-awaited aid to Ukraine no 'silver bullet'

Washington rushes ammo, key military supplies to Kyiv after Biden signs bill

WASHINGTON — The United States is the first to acknowledge that its long-awaited $61 billion aid package for Ukraine is not a "silver bullet".

It came as Washington rushed to send ammunition, weapons and other war supplies to Kyiv, after US President Joe Biden signed a much-delayed bill to support the ally.

The final approval of the legislation, which includes $61 billion for Kyiv out of the total $95 billion in funding, came after months of political wrangling as Ukrainian forces ran short of ammunition and suffered battlefield setbacks.