Includes anti-aircraft missiles, anti-drone equipment and anti-tank missiles to counter Russian tactics on the battlefield
US to deliver to Ukraine a new package of military aid, including anti-aircraft missiles, US President Joe Biden announced today after a telephone conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky.
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end with a free, sovereign and independent Ukraine”.
The new package of military aid includes “anti-aircraft missiles to protect Ukraine's critical infrastructure, anti-drone equipment and anti-tank missiles to counter Russian tactics on the battlefield,” Biden noted, without specifying the estimated value of that package. .
In his post on X, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked the US both for the new military aid package and for the new sanctions they imposed on Russia.
“I also thank the United States for passing another round of sanctions today, this time targeting Russia's fuel and energy, metallurgy, finance and military-industrial complex sectors. I stressed the need for continued sanctions pressure on Russia.
I welcomed the new US military aid package and stressed that Ukraine urgently requires the delivery of weapons from the announced packages, especially additional air defense systems, for the reliable protection of of our cities, communities and vital infrastructure.”
Since the beginning of the Russian invasion two and a half years ago, Washington has been the main supporter of Kiev with the amount of total military aid to date , to $55 billion.
“Russia will not prevail in this conflict. The independent people of Ukraine will prevail and the United States, with its allies and partners, will continue to stand by their side,” the American president explained.
Source: 24h.com.cy
