САЩ предоставят на Украйна военна помощ за още 725 млн. долора – haroonabadvital.com
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken announced that the United States will provide Ukraine with military aid to defend against Russian attacks worth $725 million.
The support will include Stinger missiles, munitions for HYMARS missile launch systems, drones, anti-personnel mines, and others.
The decision was taken in the context of the end of the term of President Joe Biden and his team. The American President wants to strengthen his country’s position in Kiev in the war to repel the Russian invasion before he leaves the White House next January.
It emerged last week that the Biden team is preparing new military aid, much of which will include anti-tank weapons to repel attacks by Russian forces.
“The United States and more than 50 other countries are united in their efforts to ensure Ukraine’s defense capabilities in the face of Russian aggression,” Blinken said.
The announced aid far exceeds the recent military aid packages, which ranged between 125 and 250 million euros. dollar. Biden has $5 billion in funds voted on by Congress, which he could use to help Kiev before President-elect Donald Trump takes office on January 20, according to BTA.
It is also the first time in decades that the United States has exported landmines abroad. Their use in military conflicts is controversial, because they can harm civilians.
Although more than 160 countries have signed a treaty banning its use, Kiev has been demanding that it be made available since the beginning of the Russian invasion in 2022. Russian forces are using it on the battlefields of Ukraine.
At the same time, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken traveled to Brussels to participate in his last meeting at the level of foreign ministers of NATO member states before Donald Trump takes power next January.
The US State Department said that the main topic of the NATO foreign ministers’ meeting, which will continue on Wednesday, will be increased support for Ukraine before Trump takes office in January.
Blinken is scheduled to discuss transatlantic security priorities, including Ukraine’s resistance to the Russian invasion, deepening cooperation with NATO partners from the Middle East, North Africa and the Sahel, and preparations for the alliance’s next summit of leaders, to be held in The Hague in June 2025. The State Department statement said, citing BTA.
The meeting of ministers of NATO member states will also be attended by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sepiga. He is expected to brief his NATO counterparts on the current status of hostilities as Ukraine’s eastern front comes under increasing pressure from Russian attacks.
Ukraine is also expected to make another bid to join the alliance after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky indicated his country could agree to a ceasefire with Russia if NATO expands its protection to parts of the country controlled by Ukraine. So far, the alliance has rejected Ukraine’s membership offer due to fears that the Russian invasion of Ukraine could escalate into a conflict involving NATO.
The foreign ministers also plan to discuss Russia’s test launch of a ballistic missile against Ukraine last month and study Ukraine’s air defense needs.
