The United States on Monday announced a new military aid package for the people of Ukraine defending their country from Russian aggression.
The aid package includes weapons and equipment worth up to $100 million.
Kiev, in particular, has anti-missile systems, M142 HIMARS systems and additional ammunition for them, 155 mm and 105 mm artillery ammunition, Javelin, TOW and AT-4 anti-tank systems, as well as more than three million rounds. small arms ammunition.
The measure adopted today will help Ukraine in the fight to liberate its territories, the head of the State Department, Antony Blinken, underlines in a statement.
“It is critical that Congress take action to support Ukraine by approving the President’s request for additional funding. By helping Ukraine protect itself and secure its future as a sovereign, democratic, independent and prosperous State, we advance our national security interests,” the document states.
“This will help prevent a larger scale conflict in the region and deter future aggression. As President Biden has stated, when aggressors do not pay (for aggression), they cause more chaos, death and destruction… Until Russia stops the aggressive war it has waged, the United States and the coalition it has created from more than 50 Countries will continue to support Ukraine,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.
