US President Joe Biden reported this Friday that he ordered the sending of a new military aid package of equipment and training worth $400 million for the defense of Ukraine. The shipment contains weapons that Ukraine needs “urgently,” said the head of US diplomacy, Antony Blinken, in a statement.
Biden confirmed that the funds include “defense items and services” belonging to the US Department of Defense, as well as military training material, all “to provide assistance” to kyiv. Washington is trying to make up for months lost in negotiations in Congress on an aid deal for kyiv, and this is already the third ammunition and weapons delivery announcement in less than three weeks.
Secretary of State Blinken detailed that the package includes, among other things, air defense ammunition for the Patriot and Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) systems, Stinger anti-aircraft missiles and equipment to integrate launchers, missiles and radars with the systems. from Ukraine. Added to this are howitzers, armored vehicles, patrol boats, grenades and spare parts.
“In defense of freedom”
“As President Biden has made clear, the United States and the international coalition we have formed will continue to support Ukraine in defending its freedom,” said the head of US diplomacy. On April 24, Biden enacted a law to allow the shipment of weapons to Ukraine worth $60.8 billion, of which a first package worth one billion would begin to arrive on the battlefield immediately.
These funds come as Russian troops have launched a ground offensive in the Kharkiv region of northeastern Ukraine and have sought to “break through the defense lines” of kyiv, according to Ukraine’s Defense Ministry. Since the Russian invasion in February 2022, the United States has given more than $50 billion to Ukraine, according to the Pentagon. Source: news
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2024-05-11 19:49:55