Biden supports Ukraine with a new aid package, according to the White House

Biden supports Ukraine with a new aid package, according to the White House

The bid administration accelerates the help for Ukraine to bring Kyiv "to the strongest possible position", while Russia strengthens his attacks and President Joe Biden is preparing to withdraw in less than two months

safety support for Ukraine

In an explanation, the National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan explained: "Today we announce a security aid package of $ 725 million for Ukraine, which includes significant amounts of artillery, rockets and air defense skills." The President has instructed the Ministry of Defense to quickly deliver the materials to Ukraine to ensure that Ukraine has the equipment that it needs for defense

Additional military aid in the prospect

Sullivan announced that between December and mid -January "we hundreds of thousands of other artillery cables, thousands of additional rockets and other critical skills will provide to help Ukraine defend their freedom and independence." The statement emphasizes several times that Ukrainian armed forces should be brought into the strongest possible position before Biden's term of office ends.

increased aggression from Russia

Foreign Minister Antony Blinking announced the announcement on Monday morning. The new military aid package includes stinger rockets, ammunition for the high mobility artillery rocket Systems (Himars) and anti -person mine. Flashing arrived in Brussels on Tuesday morning to hold his last meeting with the NATO external ministers. The US Foreign Minister confirmed that his country was determined to support Ukraine and accused the Russian President Vladimir Putin to "use winter once more as a weapon to drive people out of their houses."

a critical winter time for Ukraine

In an earlier speech, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte found that Ukraine "occurs in another decisive winter", while aggression from Russia and Putin shows "no signs of the reduction". "Putin is not interested in peace. He pushes further, tries to conquer more territory because he believes that he could the will of Ukraine and our break," said Rutte. "But it is wrong. Ukraine has the right to defend itself and we have the duty to help them."

strategy for strengthening Ukraine

The provision of military aid is part of a more comprehensive strategy for strengthening Ukraine, which also includes changes in the guidelines for providing anti-personnel mines and the use of US-supplied long-distance weapons. Nevertheless, Two US representatives and three defense officers CNN Pentagon can use every billion dollars that the congress has approved to arm Ukraine before bidding leaves office.

financing problems and arms bottlenecks

Administration has less than two months to use almost $ 7 billion from a larger package that the congress previously approved this year to help Ukraine with Russia in war. These funds enable the Ministry of Defense to send weapons from their own stocks, but defects have restricted the amount of relief goods that the United States can send to Kyiv in recent months.

Production of critical ammunition types

For months, the United States reached the limits of its ability to fill its own weapons, which prevents the United States from giving Ukraine the support required. The United States has continuously increased its capacities for the production of critical ammunition, such as 155 mm artillery cables, but the increase in production has not yet been completed.

officers of the Foreign Ministry informed the congress in November that the administration continues to work to assign the remaining funds, according to a source of the subject in the congress.

CNNS Duarte Mendonça, Natasha Bertrand, Oren Liebermann, Katie Bo Lillis and Alex Marquardt contributed.