State Department answers why allies defend Israel and Ukraine differently
Kyiv • UNN
The US State Department spokesman says that the US has allocated billions of dollars to provide Ukraine with air defense systems and offensive weapons since the first day of the Russian invasion.
The US State Department answered the question of why the US and its partners have successfully and coordinated to defend Israel against drone and missile attacks, while not doing so for Ukraine. During a briefing on April 15, US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said that "we have been committed to Ukraine since day one," UNN reports.
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"If you look at the – at our commitment to Ukraine, it has included significant provision of missile defense to allow the Ukrainian military to shoot down drones and missiles and attacks on the Ukrainian people. That is something that this administration has committed to with billions and billions of dollars in weapon systems, and it’s not just American weapon systems, but we have worked to source air defense systems from around the world to help defend the Ukrainian people against Russian attacks," Miller said.
When asked to clarify that what happened in Israel happens in Ukraine every week, and that Ukrainians face the same drones that came from Iran, the State Department spokesman emphasized his support for Ukraine and disagreed with the logic of the question.
I'm just going to completely reject the premise of that question. I don’t think it accurately represents the United States commitment to Ukraine. We have been committed to Ukraine since day one, and our record bears that out when you look at the international coalition that we have assembled to respond to Russia’s aggression, to hold Russia accountable through sanctions and export control measures and, again, through the provision of weapon systems. And I mentioned air defense because that’s most relevant to your question, but other systems as well – offensive systems that they have used to take the fight to the Russian army and reclaim half the territory that Russia took from them. So I think the premise of the question, frankly, is just a bit absurd, because it does not match the reality of our record when it comes to supporting the Ukrainian people and the Ukrainian military
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