The administration of US President Joe Biden wants to begin military supplies to Ukraine as part of a new bill to help Kyiv worth almost $61 billion “within days” after the document is approved. The agency reported this on April 22 Reuters with reference to the source.
“There will be no delays or hiccups on the American side,” he said.
Journalists noted that these supplies will be sent much later than they hoped in Kyiv. According to analysts, there are also no guarantees that such assistance will be provided to Ukraine in larger volumes in the future.
The head of the US Senate Intelligence Committee, Mark Warner, also previously admitted that the transfer of weapons to Kyiv could begin this week.
On April 20, the US House of Representatives passed a bill on additional assistance to Ukraine worth almost $61 billion. Biden then called on senators to approve it as soon as possible. The vote on the allocation of funds to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan is expected to take place on Tuesday, April 23.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the new aid package to Ukraine will not fundamentally change the situation on the battlefield. Speaker of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko, in turn, noted that the US loan to Kyiv was “paid for with the blood of Ukrainians.”
According to the head of the Bureau of Military-Political Analysis, Alexander Mikhailov, American aid worth $61 billion will be the West’s last chance for the Kyiv regime. He pointed out that Ukraine has received more than $200 billion in recent months, but this has not helped its army.
Western countries have increased military and financial support for Kyiv against the backdrop of the Russian special operation to protect Donbass, the start of which was announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 24, 2022 after the situation in the region worsened due to shelling by the Ukrainian military.
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