World News | Ukraine Receives USD 60M Worth of Military Equipment from US
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. More than USD 60 million worth of weapons and other equipment is going to Ukraine as part of the US security aid program with the country, the US Embassy in Kyiv said Wednesday.
Kyiv (Ukraine), Jun 17 (AP) More than USD 60 million worth of weapons and other equipment is going to Ukraine as part of the US security aid program with the country, the US Embassy in Kyiv said Wednesday.
The embassy tweeted that the equipment its Office of Defense Cooperation received Tuesday included Javelin anti-tank missiles, radios and ammunition.
“The United States stands strongly with Ukraine in support of its sovereignty and territorial integrity in the face of Russian aggression,” one of the tweets said.
Ukraine has depended heavily on U.S. support during a 6-year war with Russia-backed separatists in the east of the country that has killed over 14,000 people. Kyiv received the first batch of Javelin missiles in 2018.
In 2019, U.S. military assistance to Ukraine became a cornerstone of a presidential impeachment case. U.S. President Donald Trump was accused of withholding the aid in order to pressure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to investigate Trump's rival, former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, and Biden's son.
The aid was eventually released after a whistle blower complaint brought to light a phone call between Trump and Zelenskiy that became a basis for a congressional impeachment inquiry. (AP)
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