The United States will provide 1 billion dollars. in support of Ukraine.
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US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken stated this today, September 6, at a joint briefing with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba in Kiev, Interfax-Ukraine reports.
We will continue to be on the side of Ukraine, and today we are announcing new assistance totaling more than $1 billion. USA. This includes $665.5 billion. new military and civilian security assistance,” he said.
Assistance includes:
- $175 million the United States to “provide significant air defense support to Ukraine, which is an urgent need”;
- 100 million dollars to support the long-term military needs of Ukraine;
- 300 million dollars – support the efforts of law enforcement agencies to restore and maintain law and order in the liberated territories.
We are sending our first batch of anti-mine and armored vehicles to the Ukrainian border guards and police, I can meet some of them tomorrow. And we are providing critical mine clearance assistance to help clear Russian mines, unexploded ordnance, etc.,” Blinken said.
He also focused on the fact that Ukraine is now the most mined country in the world – 30% of the territory is potentially mined.
The new security funding we are announcing today will also be bolstered by the arrival of U.S. Abrams tanks this fall and the training of Ukrainian F-16 pilots in the United States, complementing the training already taking place in Europe,” Blinken said.
He noted that since the beginning of the Russian aggression, the United States has allocated more than 43 billion dollars. help in the area of security.
Blinken also noted that since he was last in Ukraine almost a year ago, Ukrainian forces have regained more than 50% of the territory captured by Russian troops since February 2022.
In the ongoing counteroffensive, progress has accelerated over the past few weeks. This new assistance will help support it and give it additional momentum,” the US Secretary of State said.
Source: Interfax-Ukraine
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