{"id":55756,"date":"2023-01-06T11:33:26","date_gmt":"2023-01-06T19:33:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=55756"},"modified":"2023-01-06T11:33:26","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T19:33:26","slug":"more-than-3-75-billion-in-u-s-military-assistance-to-ukraine-and-countries-impacted-by-russias-brutal-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=55756","title":{"rendered":"More Than $3.75 Billion in U.S. Military Assistance to Ukraine and Countries Impacted by Russia\u2019s Brutal War"},"content":{"rendered":"
01\/06\/2023 02:02 PM EST<\/div>\n

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

In this first week of 2023, the United States continues to stand strongly behind Ukraine and our European allies\u00a0and partners\u00a0by announcing more than $3.75 billion in new military assistance.\u00a0 This assistance includes\u00a0a\u00a0$2.85 billion\u00a0drawdown\u00a0from\u00a0stocks\u00a0of\u00a0the Department of Defense to be provided immediately to Ukraine and $225 million in Foreign Military Financing to\u00a0build\u00a0the long-term capacity and\u00a0support\u00a0modernization of Ukraine\u2019s military.\u00a0 It also includes $682 million\u00a0in Foreign Military Financing\u00a0for European partners and allies to help incentivize and backfill donations of military equipment to Ukraine.<\/p>\n

Pursuant to a delegation of authority from the President, today I am authorizing our 29th<\/sup>\u00a0drawdown of U.S. arms and equipment for Ukraine since August 2021.\u00a0 This $2.85 billion drawdown\u00a0will provide Ukraine with\u00a0Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, artillery systems, armored personnel carriers, surface to air missiles, ammunition, and other items to support Ukraine as it bravely defends its people, its sovereignty, and its territorial integrity.\u00a0 I am grateful to Congress for continuing to provide this increased drawdown authority, most recently under the Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 that was signed into law by the President last month.<\/p>\n

I am also announcing that, working with Congress, we plan to provide an additional $907 million of Foreign Military Financing under the Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022.\u00a0 Funds will support Ukraine and countries impacted by Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine.\u00a0 $225 million for Ukraine will be used to cover wartime requirements of the\u00a0Armed Forces of Ukraine\u00a0to provide them with means necessary to defend against Russia\u2019s aggression and may also be used to support the sustainment of equipment previously provided to Ukraine under the Department of Defense\u2019s Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative and under previous drawdowns.\u00a0 In the longer term, this Foreign Military Financing funding may be used to rebuild Ukraine\u2019s capacity to provide for its own defense through development and modernization of its armed forces.<\/p>\n

This will bring total U.S. military assistance for Ukraine to an unprecedented approximately $24.9 billion since the beginning of the Administration.<\/p>\n

Additionally, the over $682 million in Foreign Military Financing for European allies and partners will be used to build the capacities of those impacted by Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine to deter and defend against emergent threats to territorial sovereignty, increase professionalization and modernization of security forces, enhance partner military integration with NATO, and strengthen defensive cyber capabilities.<\/p>\n

Russia alone could end this war today.\u00a0 Until it does so, this year, as in prior years, and for as long as it takes, we\u00a0stand\u00a0United with Ukraine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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