US prepares $1 billion arms package for Ukraine - Reuters
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The United States is preparing a $1 billion military aid package for Ukraine, including vehicles, ammunition, anti-aircraft and anti-tank munitions and other weapons for immediate use on the battlefield.
The United States is preparing a package of military aid to Ukraine in the amount of 1 billion dollars. Two U.S. officials told Reuters on Tuesday, reports UNN.
The aid package includes vehicles, Stinger anti-aircraft munitions, additional ammunition for high-mobility artillery rocket systems, 155-millimeter artillery ammunition, TOW and Javelin anti-tank munitions and other weapons that can be used immediately on the battlefield, officials said on condition of anonymity, according to the publication.
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President Joe Biden has asked Congress to provide Ukraine with $60.8 billion in aid, but the initiative stalled when Republicans in the House of Representatives refused for months to advance the measure.
