U.S. Delivers Promised Military Aid to Ukraine as Russia Issues Security DemandsSimon Kent 19 Jan 2022
The Biden administration said Wednesday an additional $200 million in unspecified defensive military aid is on its way to Ukraine as Russia issued demands for sweeping security guarantees in the troubled region.
A senior U.S. State Department official said the assistance was approved in late December as part of American efforts to help Ukraine protect itself, AP reports.
Until Wednesday, however, the administration had refused to comment on it. The official who briefed AP wasn’t authorized to discuss the matter publicly before U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived for meetings in Kyiv.
“We are committed to Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and will continue to provide Ukraine the support it needs,” the official said. The official did not detail the contents of the aid package.
The announcement came as Blinken and other administration officials ramped up warnings about a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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