In a statement, Blinken noted that when Russia began to accumulate troops on the border with Ukraine, the president Joe Biden authorized $60 million in immediate military assistance to Kiev.
Then, it approved another 200 million in December, when Russia’s attitude increased the concern of Western allies.
Now, the United States authorizes a third package “while Ukraine fights with courage and pride against Russia’s brutal and unprovoked attack,” Blinken said, according to the AFP and DPA news agencies.
He explained that with the new contribution “the total security assistance that Washington assigned to Ukraine during the past year exceeds 1,000 million dollars.”
The new aid package “is another clear sign that the United States stands with the people of Ukraine as they defend their sovereign, brave and proud nation,” the secretary of state said.
The Secretary of State highlighted the condition of “partners” of the US and Ukraine since the end of the Soviet Union, which already translated into a first military aid after the start of the conflict in eastern Ukraine and the annexation of Crimea by from Russia in 2014.
Yesterday, the Biden government announced that the Russian president himself, Vladimir Putin, will appear on the blacklist of sanctions, in line with the step also taken by the European Union (EU).
The ANSA news agency, meanwhile, stated that the Biden administration is pressuring Congress to obtain $6.4 billion to provide Ukraine with military and humanitarian assistance.
Based on Executive sources cited by local media, the information indicates that most of the money would go to the Departments of Defense and State and to the United States Agency for International Development, which distributes civilian aid abroad.
Russian forces have occupied part of Ukraine since Thursday, with fighting in Kiev and other cities, which generated sanctions against Moscow from several countries and blocs.
Source: Ambito
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