Ukraine has requested Javelin anti-tank weapons and Stinger missiles to shoot down planes.
On Saturday, Blinken said in a statement that this third authorization to send weapons to Ukraine was “unprecedented.” The Pentagon said that includes anti-armor weapons, small arms and various ammunition in support of Ukraine’s frontline defenders.
The United States drew on its arms stockpiles to supply Ukraine in the fall of 2021 and again in December. In the past year, the United States has committed more than $1 billion in security assistance to Ukraine, Blinken said.
Other nations have pledged military hardware to Kiev as the Ukrainian military battles an invading Russian force. Russian troops began advancing into Ukraine again on Saturday, after President Vladimir Putin halted the offensive the day before in anticipation of talks with Kiev that did not take place, according to the Kremlin.
The Netherlands will supply 200 Stinger air defense rockets to Ukraine as quickly as possible, the Dutch government said in a letter to parliament on Saturday.
Belgium has promised 2,000 machine guns and 3,800 tons of fuel.
France has decided to send defensive military equipment to Ukraine to support the country against the Russian invasion, a French army spokesman said on Saturday, adding that the issue of sending offensive weapons was still under study. (Reporting by Steve Holland and Mike Stone in Washington, additional reporting by Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali; Editing in Spanish by Ricardo Figueroa)
Source: Ambito
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