US military equipment aboard a cargo ship during delivery to Ukraine. File photoWASHINGTON, July 1 Since the start of the Russian special operation, the United States has sent $6.9 billion worth of aid to Ukraine, and $8.8 billion since 2014, according to the Pentagon. military department, the amount of US assistance to Ukraine since the beginning of the administration of President Joe Biden has amounted to about 7.6 billion dollars, including about 6.9 billion since the beginning of the Russian special operation. «Since 2014, the United States has allocated more than 8.8 billion dollars to Ukraine as assistance in the field of security,» the message says. Russia sent a note to NATO countries over the supply of weapons to Ukraine. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov noted that any cargo that contains weapons for Ukraine will become a legitimate target for Russia. The Foreign Ministry of the Russian Federation stated that the NATO countries are «playing with fire» by supplying weapons to Ukraine. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov noted that pumping Ukraine with weapons from the West would have a negative effect. for 820 million dollars
