The first batch of additional military aid promised by EE.UU. a Ukraine in the face of tensions on the border with Russia arrived in Kiev this Saturday, reported the US Embassy in the Slavic country.
“The first of several shipments for a total of 200 million in security assistance for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, authorized by President (Joe) Biden in December, arrived at the Borispol airport, Kiev,” the diplomatic legation communicated through a message on your social networks.
The shipment “demonstrates Washington’s firm commitment” to Ukraine’s right to self-defense, the note said.
The US indicates that it will continue to support the Ukrainian Army in its “continuous effort” to defend the sovereignty and territorial integrity of “Russian aggression.”
“As President Biden told President (Russian Vladimir) Putin, in the event of an invasion of Ukraine, the US will provide (Kiev) with additional defensive material,” the statement concludes.
The US weapons arrive in Ukraine a few days after the visit to Kiev of the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, who promised more military aid to Ukraine in the event of a possible Russian invasion.
“We have given more military assistance to Ukraine in the last year than at any time since 2014,” Blinken said, reiterating that “if Russia goes ahead with its aggression to invade Ukraine,” Washington will supply additional material to Kiev, “beyond the which is already underway”.
In an attempt to reduce tensions around Ukraine, Blinken and his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, held a meeting in Geneva yesterday, without that meeting yielding any concrete results.
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