U.S. President Joe Biden will be passing around $3.8 billion in the so-called Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA) to his successor — Donald Trump. On the campaign trail, Trump has repeatedly criticized the Biden administration for providing Ukraine with military assistance,

He stressed he would follow the law, even as he emphasized Trump’s desire to overturn the 1974 Impoundment Control Act that requires congressional approval to rescind spending.

The timeline significantly diverges from Trump's pre-election pledges to conclude the Russo-Ukrainian war within a day. Read also: Trump to inherit robust Ukraine policy from Biden - US State Secretary Two unnamed Trump associates stated that the 24-hour promise was a combination of "campaign bluster and a lack of appreciation of the

Pentagon chief candidate Pete Hegseth stated that the administration of the next US President Donald Trump will seek to end the war in Ukraine. He added that they would like to do this "as advantageously as possible" for Ukrainians,