The decision will enable Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia to send Javelin antitank weapons and Stinger air-defense systems for Ukraine’s forces.

The Biden administration has also notified Congress that it intends to provide Ukraine with five Mi-17 transport helicopters, U.S. officials said. The Russian-made helicopters had been intended for Afghanistan’s military and were being repaired in Ukraine.

“The United States and its allies and partners are standing together to expedite security assistance to Ukraine,” said a State Department spokesman, who declined to discuss details of the shipments from the Baltic states.