America announced a $425 million package for Ukraine
The US preside unveiled a new $425 million military aid package to Ukraine and promised more support in the future.
According to RCO News Agency, this package includes missiles of the NASAMS and Stinger air defense systems, Himars launchers and artillery shells.
The White House announced that the United States would coinue to work with “about 50 allies and partners” to “meet Ukraine’s immediate battlefield requiremes.”
U.S. Preside Joe Biden spoke by phone with Ukrainian Preside Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday and promised to “iensify security assistance planning with iernational partners to ensure Ukraine is equipped to win.”
Zelensky thanked America for its support and wrote in a telegram: “Preside Biden’s leadership in unifying the world and the firm support of the two parties in America was very importa and helped Ukraine win and defend its independence.”
The Ukrainian leader also unveiled a five-poi “victory plan” on Wednesday that has yet to be formally endorsed by Kiev’s Western backers. NATO couries have so far rejected Zelensky’s calls to immediately invite Ukraine to join the US-led coalition or lift restrictions on the use of Western long-range weapons for strikes deep io Russia.
Ukraine argues that these restrictions, along with delays in arms deliveries, have coributed to its rece defeats on the battlefield, as Russian forces steadily make advances in the Donbass.
Meanwhile, Maria Zakharova, the spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry, rejected Zelensky’s proposals and called them “a collection of incohere slogans”. Moscow has repeatedly said that this conflict can only be resolved on its terms.
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