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President Joe Biden announced Friday a new US weapons package worth $150 million for Ukraine\u2019s fight to repel Russia\u2019s invasion.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am announcing another package of security assistance that will provide additional artillery munitions, radars, and other equipment to Ukraine,\u201d Biden said, while warning that funding was close to running out and urging Congress to authorize more.<\/p>\n
According to a senior US official, the package includes 25,000 155mm artillery rounds, counter-artillery radars used for detecting the source of enemy fire, electronic jamming equipment, and spare parts.<\/p>\n
The artillery munitions appear to be meant for recently supplied US howitzers.<\/p>\n
Friday\u2019s new batch brings the total value of US weaponry sent by the Biden administration to Ukraine \u2014 heavy artillery, shoulder-held Stinger anti-aircraft missiles, and drones \u2014 to $3.8 billion since Russia launched its invasion on February 24, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.<\/p>\n
Friday\u2019s package means the remaining $250 million available from previously authorized funding for Ukraine will have all but run out. Biden is pressing Congress to authorize a huge $33 billion Ukraine package, which would include $20 billion in military assistance, and last for five months.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe United States has provided a historic amount of security assistance to Ukraine at rapid speed. We are sending the weapons and equipment that Congress has authorized directly to the front lines of freedom in Ukraine,\u201d Biden said in a statement.<\/p>\n
However, Biden said current funding was \u201cnearly exhausted\u201d and that \u201cfor Ukraine to succeed,\u201d the United States and its allies must \u201ckeep the weapons and ammunition flowing to Ukraine, without interruption.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCongress should quickly provide the requested funding to strengthen Ukraine on the battlefield and at the negotiating table,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
AFP<\/p>\n
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