This help, much less than the previous ones, plans to deliver ammunition and radars. But the American president warns that the funds intended to support kyiv against Russia are almost exhausted.
Le Monde with AFP
The United States is determined to support Ukraine, week after week. Joe Biden announced on Friday May 6 a new military aid intended for kyiv to fight the Russian invasion, made up in particular of artillery and radar ammunition, but warned that the funds allocated to arms for kyiv were now “practically exhausted” .
An American official said that this aid represented $ 150 million, well below the previous shipments of American weapons. In particular, it includes 25,000 155 mm shells, go-back radars to locate Russian artillery fire and communications interference appliances, he added.
“Congress must quickly unlock the required envelope to strengthen Ukraine on the battlefield and the negotiating table,” said the President of the United States in a statement about the colossal budget lengthening $ 33 billion requested from the American Parliament. 2>
3.5 billion dollars in two months
“For Ukraine to succeed in this next phase of war, its international partners, including the United States, must continue to show its unity and determination so that weapons and ammunition continue to Flow in Ukraine without interruption, “he insisted.
Since the start of the Russian invasion on February 24, the government of Joe Biden has provided military aid of some $ 3.5 billion to kyiv. The previous tranche announced amounted to 800 million.
“The United States provides at a sustained pace a historic amount of security assistance to Ukraine,” said the Democratic president, saying that American support and other allied countries had been “critical” for victory Ukrainian in “The Battle of kyiv”.
Joe Biden must participate in a virtual meeting of G7 Great Powers on Sunday with also the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, on May 8, the day marking the end of the Second World War in Europe.