Pending expected congressional approval, about $1 billion of that will go to Ukraine and the rest will be divided among more than a dozen other nations, the State Department said.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an unscheduled visit to Kyiv on Thursday as the Biden administration announced major new military aid worth more than $2 billion for Ukraine and other European countriesIn meetings with senior Ukrainian officials, Blinken said the Biden administration had notified Congress of its intent to provide $2 billion in long-term Foreign Military Financing to Ukraine and 18 of its neighbors, including NATO members and regional security partners, that are"most...
"This assistance demonstrates yet again our unwavering commitment to Ukraine's future as a democratic, sovereign, and independent state, as well as the security of allies and partners across the region," it said. That package includes howitzers, artillery munitions, Humvees, armored ambulances, anti-tank systems and more.
Germany and the Netherlands will provide training in demining to Ukrainian soldiers as well as demining equipment, the countries' defense ministers said on the sidelines of the meeting with Austin. The training will be carried out in Germany. The two countries previously joined forces to send howitzers to Ukraine.
On Wednesday, the U.S. accused Moscow of interrogating, detaining and forcibly deporting hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians to Russia. Russian officials immediately rejected the claim as"fantasy."
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