US Secretary of Defense visits Kyiv: delegation due to discuss further security assistance plans
Kyiv • UNN
The discussions will focus on Ukraine's immediate needs for winter warfare and plans for further military assistance
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin assured Ukraine of his support in Kyiv. According to a Pentagon spokesman, the talks between the US delegation and Ukrainian officials will discuss Ukraine's urgent needs for combat operations in winter, as well as plans for further military assistance, UNN reports citing Voice of America.
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Among the most important things this winter will be air defense. We were able to increase the supply of air defense equipment, but that doesn't mean that there are no more needs and that there won't be needs in the coming months
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According to the publication, Ukraine has received more than $44 billion worth of weapons from the United States and more than $35 billion from other partners, but this fall, the issue of American military aid to Ukraine became the subject of budgetary disputes in Congress.
The publication reports that Pentagon officials, while acknowledging the congressional debate, point to "clear bipartisan support" for security assistance to Ukraine.
"We continue to believe that Congress will be supportive. and we plan ahead based on that belief," the newspaper quoted one official as saying, also acknowledging that possible changes in the position of U.S. lawmakers would mean that some long-term plans for Ukraine would need to be revised.
Addendum
Open-source estimates in the summer of 2023 reportedly suggested that European countries have outpaced America in total aid to Ukraine, including military, financial, and economic aid, but that the United States remains the most important supplier of weapons to the Ukrainian army.
