Washington: The United States on Friday announced more than USD 3.75 billion in military aid to Ukraine, European allies and partners, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced in a statement. In the statement, Antony Blinken said, “This aid includes the withdrawal of $2.85 billion to be provided immediately to Ukraine from Department of Defense shares and $225 billion in foreign military financing to build long-term capability and support Ukraine’s modernization.” million are involved. Military.”
“It also includes $682 million in foreign military funding for European partners and allies, which will help encourage and backfill the donation of military equipment to Ukraine,” he added. In particular, the US has been providing military and humanitarian aid to ukraine Ever since Moscow launched its offensive on February 24, 2022.
Meanwhile, the US Department of Defense said, “The presidential drawdown is the twenty-ninth such drawdown of equipment from DoD inventory for Ukraine that the Biden administration has authorized through August 2021.”
The US has given Ukraine more than USD 24.9 billion in military aid since the beginning of the Biden administration. Security assistance announced for Ukraine includes 50 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles with 50 TOW anti tank missiles and 250,000 rounds of 25mm ammunition.
In addition, military assistance announced by the US includes 100 M113 armored personnel carriers, 55 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles (MRAPs) and 138 High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs).
In addition, military support includes 18 155 mm self-propelled howitzers and 18 ammunition support vehicles, 70,000 155 mm artillery rounds and 500 precision-guided 155 mm artillery rounds, 1,200 155 mm rounds of remote anti-armor mine (RAAM) systems , 36 105 mm towed howitzers and are included. 95,000 105 mm artillery shells, according to a press release from the US Department of Defense.
In addition, the defense support includes 10,000 120 mm mortar rounds, additional ammunition for the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS), RIM-7 missiles for air defense, 4,000 Zuni aircraft rockets, about 2,000 anti-armor rockets, sniper rifles , machine gun included. , and ammunition for grenade launchers and small arms, Claymore anti-personnel munitions, night vision devices and optics, spare parts, and other field equipment.
On January 5, US President Joe Biden said that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin is “trying to find some oxygen” with a cease-fire order in the ongoing conflict with Ukraine.
He expressed skepticism about a Putin-ordered ceasefire in Ukraine for Orthodox Christmas services. Biden’s statement came after Vladimir Putin instructed Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu to order a ceasefire in Ukraine from January 6 to January 7. by the Kremlin on its website.
CNN quoted US President Joe Biden as saying, “I hesitate to respond to whatever Putin says. I found it interesting. He was 25 and ready to bomb hospitals and nurseries and churches on New Year’s ” Meaning, I think he’s trying to find some oxygen,” he said.