US President Joe Biden on Wednesday endorsed 800 millions additional dollars in security assistance, including deployment of longer-range weapons and drones, to Ukraine, assuring the American ally “unprecedented” support in it’s the war with Russia.
Responding to the comments of son Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy in son speech, Biden said US offered Ukraine $1 billion in security assistance, adding that the United States will continue to give Ukrainian weapons for fight and defend themselves, offer humanitarian aid and support Ukraine economy with Additional financial assistance.
“These are directly transfers of equipment of our department of Defense against the Ukrainian military for help them as they fight against this invasion“, said Biden, who also announced we help for Ukraine to acquire “extra longer-range anti-aircraft systems.
As expected, Biden ceded no ground on the concept of a no-fly zone imposed by the West over the former Soviet state, which NATO has always rejected for fear of an escalation that could put the alliance in direct conflict with Russian forces.
ramp up son military assistance insteadthe White House said Ukraine would receive an additional 800 Stinger anti-aircraft systems, 9,000 anti-tank weapons, 7,000 light weapons and 20 millions rounds of ammunition.
And the United States will provide Ukraine with 100 drones or tactical unmanned aerial systems – which Biden says “demonstrate our commitment to sending our most cutting-edge systems to Ukraine for son defense.”
About the deployment of longer-range systems, Gregory Meeks, President of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said the weapons involved would be Soviet-made S-300 surface-to-air missile systems.
“Those S-300s and up-range artillery forces are what will help close the sky” over Ukraine, said Meeks on CNN following Biden’s address.
“President Zelenskyy does not ask for American or American troops equipment or anything of this nature to close the heavens,” Meeks said. “What he asks for the artillery will do that. The S-300 is perhaps the one it does that.”
In son speech in Congress, Zelenskyy compared the attacks in Ukraine to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor that dragged the United States into WWII and begged lawmakers and Biden directly, for more help.
“It’s a terror that Europe has not seen for 80 years, and we ask for our life, for an answer to that terror from the whole world. Is that a lot to ask for? To create a no-fly zone over Ukraine to save people?” Zelensky asked through an interpreter.
“If it’s too much to ask, we offer an alternative,” he said. “You know what kind of defense systems we need”, adding that he knows the United States has them.
Biden referred to the creation of a no-fly zone over Ukraine is labeled as ‘World War III’ and the Pentagon has refused requests to send planes from combat in Ukraine.
Earlier on On Wednesday, Russia and Ukraine both highlighted a new scope for compromised while peace talks were set to resume three weeks after a Russian assault that has so far failed overthrow the Ukrainian government.
On Tuesday, the White House said Biden would visit Brussels for a NATO summit on March 24 on Russia invasion of Ukraine, than Moscow terms a “special military operation” to disarm and “denazify” son next to.
Biden rattled up penalties imposed on Russia in The last days. He called for a reprieve of Russia trading status that offers its exported products lower tariffs in the international arena and announced a ban on Russian imports of oil and other energy sources.
US President Joe Biden on Wednesday endorsed 800 millions additional dollars in security assistance, including deployment of longer-range weapons and drones, to Ukraine, assuring the American ally “unprecedented” support in it’s the war with Russia.
Responding to the comments of son Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy in son speech, Biden said US offered Ukraine $1 billion in security assistance, adding that the United States will continue to give Ukrainian weapons for fight and defend themselves, offer humanitarian aid and support Ukraine economy with Additional financial assistance.
“These are directly transfers of equipment of our department of Defense against the Ukrainian military for help them as they fight against this invasion“, said Biden, who also announced we help for Ukraine to acquire “extra longer-range anti-aircraft systems.
As expected, Biden ceded no ground on the concept of a no-fly zone imposed by the West over the former Soviet state, which NATO has always rejected for fear of an escalation that could put the alliance in direct conflict with Russian forces.
ramp up son military assistance insteadthe White House said Ukraine would receive an additional 800 Stinger anti-aircraft systems, 9,000 anti-tank weapons, 7,000 light weapons and 20 millions rounds of ammunition.
And the United States will provide Ukraine with 100 drones or tactical unmanned aerial systems – which Biden says “demonstrate our commitment to sending our most cutting-edge systems to Ukraine for son defense.”
About the deployment of longer-range systems, Gregory Meeks, President of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said the weapons involved would be Soviet-made S-300 surface-to-air missile systems.
“Those S-300s and up-range artillery forces are what will help close the sky” over Ukraine, said Meeks on CNN following Biden’s address.
“President Zelenskyy does not ask for American or American troops equipment or anything of this nature to close the heavens,” Meeks said. “What he asks for the artillery will do that. The S-300 is perhaps the one it does that.”
In son speech in Congress, Zelenskyy compared the attacks in Ukraine to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor that dragged the United States into WWII and begged lawmakers and Biden directly, for more help.
“It’s a terror that Europe has not seen for 80 years, and we ask for our life, for an answer to that terror from the whole world. Is that a lot to ask for? To create a no-fly zone over Ukraine to save people?” Zelensky asked through an interpreter.
“If it’s too much to ask, we offer an alternative,” he said. “You know what kind of defense systems we need”, adding that he knows the United States has them.
Biden referred to the creation of a no-fly zone over Ukraine is labeled as ‘World War III’ and the Pentagon has refused requests to send planes from combat in Ukraine.
Earlier on On Wednesday, Russia and Ukraine both highlighted a new scope for compromised while peace talks were set to resume three weeks after a Russian assault that has so far failed overthrow the Ukrainian government.
On Tuesday, the White House said Biden would visit Brussels for a NATO summit on March 24 on Russia invasion of Ukraine, than Moscow terms a “special military operation” to disarm and “denazify” son next to.
Biden rattled up penalties imposed on Russia in The last days. He called for a reprieve of Russia trading status that offers its exported products lower tariffs in the international arena and announced a ban on Russian imports of oil and other energy sources.