The Pentagon vows to provide Kiev with extra air protection interceptors and different “vital munitions”
US Secretary of Protection Lloyd Austin welcomed his Ukrainian counterpart Rustem Umerov on the Pentagon on Tuesday, to obtain an replace concerning the “dynamics on the bottom” in Kiev’s battle with Moscow, and reassure him of Washington’s “unwavering assist.”
In the course of the assembly, Austin highlighted the continuing US efforts to meet Ukraine’s “most pressing” army necessities, together with $2.3 billion in further safety help that “can be introduced quickly,” in line with press secretary Pat Ryder.
The Pentagon has but to unveil the precise contents of the following weapons cargo, however the package deal will reportedly embrace a “vital quantity” of air protection interceptor missiles.
“I’m proud that the US will quickly announce greater than $2.3 billion in new safety help for Ukraine. This package deal below presidential drawdown authority will present extra air protection interceptors, anti-tank weapons and different vital munitions from US inventories,” Austin mentioned throughout the assembly.
Kiev reportedly operates a minimum of 4 Patriot programs, offered by the US and Germany, however Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky demanded a minimum of 25 items to cowl the nation’s wants within the army battle with Moscow. Washington, nonetheless, has been reluctant to ship extra launchers, as a substitute encouraging its European allies to share their anti-air capabilities with Kiev.
The Kremlin has repeatedly warned that army provides to Ukraine from the US and others is not going to forestall Russia from reaching its objectives, however solely extend the battle. Moscow has burdened that the deliveries of arms, sharing of intelligence, and coaching of Ukrainian troopers implies that Western nations are straight concerned within the battle.
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