White House announces new security aid for Ukraine in coming days
Pravda Ukraine
The United States will make additional announcements about security aid for Ukraine in the coming days.
Source: Voice of America; John Kirby, White House National Security Communications Advisor, at briefing on 3 January, as reported by European Pravda
Details: The advisor did not announce any other details.
Kirby also admitted the possibility of holding the next meeting to support Ukraine in the Ramstein meeting before President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on 20 January.
Background:
- On 30 December, the United States announced a security aid package for Ukraine worth almost US$2.5 billion. It includes transferring US$1.25 billion worth of weapons and equipment from the Pentagon’s stockpile to Ukraine and placing orders for new weapons worth US$1.22 billion under the Security Assistance Initiative for Ukraine (USAI).
- Kirby said that this package would include air defence systems for Ukraine.
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