WASHINGTON, Jan 6 U.S. to send largest package ever to Ukraine $3 billion in aid, White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said.
«The United States will demonstrate an unwavering commitment to ensuring Ukraine's ability to defend itself,» — she said at a briefing .
According to Jean-Pierre, it will include infantry fighting vehicles, howitzers and armored personnel carriers, as well as surface-to-air missiles. In addition, $225 million is earmarked for «creating a long-term potential and modernizing the Ukrainian armed forces.»
Washington also announced the allocation of $682 million to the countries of NATO's eastern bloc for the purchase of donated weapons.
On Against the backdrop of the Russian special operation to protect the Donbass that began on February 24, Western countries, led by the United States, continue to pump Kyiv with weapons and help with intelligence, devastating and depleting their own arsenals. Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov has repeatedly stated that the continued supply of military equipment leads to an aggravation of the conflict and does not bode well for Ukraine.