Joe Biden on Friday announced new military aid to Ukraine to combat Russian aggression, including artillery munitions and radar, but warned that arms funds for kyiv were now “almost exhausted”.
A U.S. official said aid reached $ 150 million, less than previous U.S. arms shipments.
These include specifically 25,000 155 mm bullets, anti-battery radars to detect Russian artillery fire and communication jamming equipment, an official also added.
Congress must quickly release the envelope needed to strengthen Ukraine on the battlefield and at the negotiating tablesaid the President of the United States in a press release about the massive 33 billion dollar budget extension requested from the American Congress.
” For Ukraine to succeed in the next phase of the war, its international partners, including the United States, must continue to show their solidarity and determination to keep weapons and ammunition flowing into Ukraine without interruption. “
Since the Russian invasion began on February 24, the Joe Biden administration has provided approximately US $ 3.8 billion in military aid to Kyiv. The previous tranche announced was 800 million.
The United States Delivers Historic Value of Security Assistance to Ukraine at Fast Trackunderlined the Democratic president, who believes the support of the United States and other allied countries has been dangerous for the success of the Ukrainian in the battle of kyiv.
A symbolic meeting of the G7
Joe Biden is due to take part in a virtual G7 meeting on Sunday to discuss the war in Ukraine and the possibility of imposing new sanctions on Moscow. The meeting, chaired by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, will also rely on the participation of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Friday that the leaders would show up G7 unity in our collective response, including increasing our unprecedented sanctions aimed at imposing huge costs on Putin’s war.
The determination shown between the Western allies and Ukraine will send a message to the Kremlin, he said, on the eve of the May 9 military parade in Russia, marking the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War II.
I believe that the importance of when this G7 meeting will take place should not be underestimated., underlined Jen Psaki. A date, according to him, that is President Putin certainly planned to mark it as a day of victory against Ukraine.
gold, the definition of victory defined by President Putin from the beginning, to invade Ukraine, to seize the integrity of its territory, its sovereignty, to divide NATO, divide the West, is Voidhe said, saying that since Vladimir Putin will not park on the streets of kyiv, we have won in many ways.
Source: Radio-Canada
