U.S. President Joe Biden has approved $350 million for military aid to Ukraine as Ukrainian forces battle against a Russian invasion. Biden instructed U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to release the aid to Ukraine. Biden in a memorandum published late Feb. 25 cited the Foreign Assistance Act in telling Blinken to drawdown weapons and related assistance. Blinken said Saturday that he was acting on the instructions. “Today, as Ukraine fights with courage and pride against Russia’s brutal and unprovoked assault, I have authorized, pursuant to a delegation by the president, an unprecedented third presidential drawdown of up to $350 million for immediate support to Ukraine’s defense,” Blinken said in a statement. The new chunk brings the total security assistance the United States has committed in the past year to Ukraine to over $1 billion. The fresh package will include “lethal defensive assistance,” Blinken said, which will help Ukrainian forces deal …