The Pentagon said the new package includes ammunition for high-mobility artillery rocket systems, anti-tank and anti-armor missiles, armored vehicles and various equipment.
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The US Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin, announced this Monday a new military aid package to Ukraine worth 400 million dollars (370 million euros), in a meeting in kyiv with the Ukrainian president.
“Today I received the American Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin, in kyiv. I thanked him for a new aid package for the defense of Ukraine,” wrote Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky after the meeting in a message published on social networks, in which he also reported on the amount and composition of the new aid package. .
“Under the leadership of Joe Biden, the United States continues to increase this support. Today I want to announce the granting of a Presidential aid package of $400 million in ammunition., Military equipment and weapons for Ukraine.“Austin said during the meeting with Zelensky, according to the Ukrainian news agency Ukrinform.
The Pentagon said in a statement that the new package includes ammunition for high mobility artillery rocket systems (HIMARS), anti-tank and anti-armor missiles, armored vehicles, small arms, grenades, communications equipment and equipment to protect national infrastructure. .
“The United States will continue to work with nearly 50 allies and partners to meet Ukraine’s urgent battlefield needs and defend against Russian aggression,” the US Department of Defense added.
Zelensky advanced social networks that the two discussedCritical defense priorities for Ukraine”, which include “Ukraine’s air defense capabilities, preparations for winter and the expansion of the use of long-range weaponry against Russian military targets.”
Today I welcomed us @SecDef Lloyd Austin in kyiv. I thanked him for a new defense assistance package for Ukraine worth $400 million that includes ammunition, military equipment and weapons.
During the meeting we discussed critical defense priorities, including Ukraine’s air… pic.twitter.com/j0O1LEO5lZ
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) October 21, 2024
This last question refers to kyiv’s request to the US, UK and France to be allowed to hit military targets inside Russia with missiles supplied by these countries, which prohibit their use for fear of Moscow’s reaction.
Austin reaffirmed that “the The United States will continue to support Ukraine in terms of security“, in accordance with the military cooperation agreement signed by the two countries, according to Zelensky.
“Austin also shared his plans to call a New meeting in Ramstein format. coordinate greater assistance with international allies,” Zelensky added.
Ukraine’s allies were supposed to meet at the US base in Ramstein, southern Germany, on October 12, but the meeting was canceled when US President Joe Biden canceled their participation due to the devastation caused in his country. country due to Hurricane Milton.
The meeting will take place in November via videoconference, according to the White House.
In the meeting with Austin, Zelensky also mentioned the designated victory plana document in which kyiv calls on the US and other allies to guarantee NATO membership when the war ends and to provide enough weapons and freedom of action to force Russia to sit down and negotiate in the coming months.
The aid package announced this Monday by Austin in kyiv It is the second approved by the White House this monthand Biden announced a $425 million (€393 million) military aid package to Ukraine on October 16.
Austin’s visit to kyiv comes two weeks before the US presidential election on November 5.
Source: Observadora
