On Monday, October 21, Lloyd Austin, the head of the United States Department of Defense, arrived in Kyiv. During a meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, he announced a new $400 million aid package for Ukraine.
This was reported by Ukrinform.
Under Joe Biden’s leadership, the United States continues to increase this support for Ukraine. “Today I want to announce the allocation of a presidential aid package worth $400 million for ammunition, military equipment and weapons for Ukraine, – Austin said.
According to him, the United States is well aware of the consequences of Putin’s war for both Ukraine and the world.
That is why I would like to reconvene the Contact Group on Ukraine’s Defense (Ramstein format). We are working in a coalition of more than 50 countries to provide security assistance to Ukraine so that Ukraine can win, – the Pentagon chief said.
He also assured that the United States will continue to help Ukraine.
We will continue to provide assistance in accordance with the bilateral security agreement that you signed with President Biden. So I’m happy to talk with you about further strengthening our strategic partnership, – the US Secretary of Defense said during his meeting with Zelenskyy.
Also, it has recently become known that Canada plans to provide Ukraine with a military aid package worth 64.8 million Canadian dollars, or 47 million dollars.
