Reuters: The United States will announce the allocation of a new package of assistance to Ukraine for $ 500 million
The United States plans on Tuesday, June 27, to announce a new package of military assistance for Ukraine in the amount of up to $ 500 million. This was reported by Reuters on Monday, June 26, citing sources.
"According to two U.S. officials, the package will include ground equipment as Ukraine continues its counteroffensive," the agency reports.
According to one of the Reuters sources, as part of the new aid package, Washington will transfer 30 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles and 25 Stryker armored personnel carriers to Kiev.
On June 21, it became known that the Pentagon had signed a contract with the American defense company Raytheon for the production of AMRAAM missiles. It is noted that the missiles are intended not only for the US Armed Forces — some of them will be sent, including to Ukraine, the amount of the transaction is estimated at more than $ 1 billion.
Earlier in the day, Deputy Pentagon spokesman Sabrina Singh said that the reassessment of military aid to Ukraine made it possible to spend additional amounts on supplies for Kiev. It turned out that for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, US military assistance to Ukraine was $6.2 billion less than the declared one.
At the same time, on June 17, it was reported that representatives of the Republican Party in the Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives of the US Congress called for $2.5 billion to reduce the production of missiles, including for the needs of Ukraine. The released funds are proposed to be used to improve military training, maintenance and research of new technologies.
On June 13, the US State Department announced a $325 million military aid package for Ukraine, which included Stinger anti-aircraft systems, ammunition for HIMARS multiple rocket launchers, 15 Bradley combat vehicles, 10 Stryker armored personnel carriers and Javelin anti-tank systems.
The West has increased military and financial support for the Ukrainian side against the background of Russia's special operation to protect Donbass, which Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on February 24, 2022, amid the aggravation of the situation in the region due to Ukrainian shelling.
