{"id":48476,"date":"2022-05-19T11:50:11","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T18:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=48476"},"modified":"2022-05-19T11:50:11","modified_gmt":"2022-05-19T18:50:11","slug":"100-million-in-additional-u-s-military-assistance-for-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=48476","title":{"rendered":"$100 Million in Additional U.S. Military Assistance for Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"
05\/19\/2022 02:10 PM EDT<\/div>\n

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Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State<\/p>\n

For nearly 12 weeks, Russia has waged its unprovoked and brutal war against Ukraine, its sovereignty, its territorial integrity, and its people.\u00a0\u00a0Beaten back from its failed attempt to seize Kyiv, Russia continues a grinding offensive across Ukraine\u2019s south and east.\u00a0\u00a0Ukraine\u2019s courageous defense forces remain firmly in the fight.\u00a0\u00a0The United States, as well as more than 40 Allies and partner countries, are working around the clock to expedite shipments of arms and equipment essential to Ukraine\u2019s defense.<\/p>\n

Pursuant to a delegation from\u00a0the President, I am authorizing our tenth drawdown of additional arms and equipment for Ukraine\u2019s defense from U.S. Department of Defense inventories, valued at up to $100 million.\u00a0\u00a0This brings total U.S. military assistance to Ukraine to approximately $3.9 billion in arms and equipment since Russia launched its brutal and unprovoked full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24.<\/p>\n

U.S. and international military assistance continues to complement direct U.S. financial support to Ukraine, support for documenting evidence of Russia\u2019s atrocities against the people of Ukraine, and measures to continue ratcheting up the pressure on Russia and its remaining enablers.\u00a0\u00a0Taken together, these efforts strengthen Ukraine\u2019s position at the negotiating table while continuing to isolate Russia from the world until it ends its senseless and brutal war of choice against Ukraine.\u202f\u00a0\u00a0The United States is committed to helping Ukraine continue to meet its defense needs and build its future capabilities, as well as to bolster Allies and partners across NATO\u2019s Eastern Flank and the broader region.<\/p>\n

The United States, our allies, and our partners are proud to stand in solidarity with the people of Ukraine in their just cause:\u00a0\u00a0the defense of their country and their democracy.\u00a0\u00a0United with our Allies and partners, we will succeed, and a democratic, sovereign, and independent Ukraine shall prevail.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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