WASHINGTON — The United States on Thursday said it will provide a new $500 million military aid package for Ukraine, as Washington rushes to bolster Kyiv before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.

"The United States is providing another significant package of urgently needed weapons and equipment to our Ukrainian partners as they defend against Russia's ongoing attacks," Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement, with the aid to be drawn from US military stockpiles.

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