US President Joe Biden has formalized US $ 40 billion in aid to support Kyiv in its war against Russia.
President Biden formally made this assistance during his official trip to South Korea. The law was passed Thursday by the Senate.
Notably the law includes 6 billion dollars to allow Ukraine to provide armored vehicles and strengthen its defense against aircraft, 9 billion dollars for the operating budget of the Ukrainian government, more than 1 billion for the support of refugees, and 5 billion for global food security issues.
On Twitter, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked his American counterpart, telling himself grateful.
The support of the executive branch of [États-Unis]President Biden and the American people toward the struggle of [l’Ukraine] against the Russian aggressor is importantHe added.
We look forward to this important and new help. It is now more necessary than everhe wrote on Twitter.
In addition, on Friday, the G7 countries meeting in Germany pledged to mobilize 19.8 billion dollars to help Ukraine. compensate for your financial deficit.
Meanwhile, a large shipment of weapons, supplied by the West to Ukrainian forces in the eastern Donbass region, was destroyed in northwestern Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.
High-precision long-range Calibr missiles, launched from the sea, destroyed a large consignment of weapons and military equipment supplied by the United States and European countries, near the Malin railway station, in the region. of Zhytomyrsaid the ministry.
Biden banned entry into Russia
As Joe Biden signed the law, Moscow announced that it was denying access to Russia. In addition to the president, 963 Americans, including Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director William Burns, are not welcome in Russia.
Source: Radio-Canada
