U.S. To Send Ukraine $275 Million in Military Hardware Amid New Doubts About Support
The Department of Defense is again tapping into U.S. military stock to send Ukraine $275 million in weapons and ammunition, even as the Biden administration this week announced a plan to safeguard and account for munitions sent to help Kyiv in its fight against Russian invaders.
On Friday, the Pentagon announced the 24th drawdown of U.S. arms and equipment for Ukraine since the start of the Biden administration. The latest support package will bring the total U.S. military assistance for Ukraine to more than $18.5 billion, officials said.
“The capabilities we are delivering are carefully calibrated to make the most difference on the battlefield for Ukraine today,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday in a statement.
The new shipments were announced even as the administration was dealing with the first visible cracks in strong bipartisan support for Ukraine in the war. Progressive Democrats released — and then retracted — a letter earlier this week pressing the White House for direct talks with Moscow on a deal to end the war, just days after House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, a Republican, warned his party would not be signing a “blank check” to Mr. Biden for Ukraine aid in the future.
The latest drawdown includes more ammunition for the High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) that have been a crucial factor in countering Russian troops on the battlefield. The package also includes 500 precision-guided 155 mm artillery rounds; 2,000 remote anti-armor mines; more than 1,300 anti-armor systems: 125 Humvees and more than 2.75 million rounds of small-arms ammunition, Pentagon officials said. (Read more from “U.S. To Send Ukraine $275 Million in Military Hardware Amid New Doubts About Support” HERE)
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