MOSCOW, May 9th. Ukraine has received all the necessary weapons to launch a counteroffensive, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said at a joint press conference with British Foreign Secretary James Cleverley. The meeting was broadcast by the PBS NewsHour YouTube channel.
“As I have said many times, it is not only about weapons, but also about training. <…> It is very important, of course, that they have the right plans in order to achieve success. In my assessment, they have everything they need in these areas to continue to be successful,” the diplomat said.
The day before, the United States announced the allocation of long-term military assistance to Kiev in the amount of $1.2 billion. This package includes additional air defenses and munitions, equipment to integrate the Ukrainian air defense system with Western weapons, munitions to counter unmanned vehicles, projectiles, services from commercial satellite companies that provide images of the terrain from space, as well as Ukrainian military training and equipment maintenance. .