Biden pushes Congress to pass Ukraine military aid after touring Lockheed Martin facility that makes key Javelin weapon
TROY, Alabama — President Joe Biden called on Congress to quickly pass $33 billion in additional U.S. security assistance to Ukraine, as the war-weary country approaches its 10th week of fighting off a Russian invasion.

"I urge the Congress to pass this funding quickly to help Ukraine continue to succeed against Russian aggression, just as they did when they won the battle of Kyiv and to make sure the United States and our allies can replenish our own stock of weapons to replace what we've sent to Ukraine," Biden said.

"This fight is not going to be cheap, but caving to aggression would even be more costly," added Biden, flanked by Javelin missiles at a Lockheed Martin facility in southern Alabama.

Biden's remarks followed a tour of the production facility responsible for assembling the Javelin, a portable anti-armor weapon.

Since the Kremlin invaded Ukraine, the Javelin has consistently sat on the top of Ukraine's wish list. To date, the U.S. and its allies have transferred 5,500 Javelins to the Ukrainian government.