US M72 LAW disposable hand-held anti-tank grenade launcherWASHINGTON, Mar 30«Many of us have heard from the Ukrainian authorities and the military, veterans, civil society leaders calls for the United States to deliver more lethal weapons and faster,» the Senators wrote in a letter to National Security Adviser Jake to the President of the United States. Sullivan. According to the letter, the powers and capabilities of the US president allow him to provide «more than $ 3 billion in lethal and non-lethal military assistance to Ukraine» until the end of the fiscal year (October 1). «US commitments to Ukraine and NATO allies require accelerating the delivery of weapons and opportunities to our allies and partners,” the letter says. In addition, the senators are requesting information from the Pentagon and the US National Security Council about the list being transferred to Ukraine; about the remaining units destined for Afghanistan in warehouses, in order to assess the feasibility of their transfer to Ukraine; a complete list of US opportunities in Europe; a list of positions with which the US will be able to compensate European countries for equipment if it is transferred. How the United States is fueling the conflict in Ukraine The letter was signed by 25 senators. Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine on February 24th. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops and , on March 25, completed the main tasks of the first stage — significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.
