The US administration today, February 24, will announce the allocation of a new $ 2 billion aid package to Ukraine, the TV channel reports. CNN referring to an unnamed US official. This package does not ship equipment directly from US inventory, but rather orders it from manufacturers.
In this format, delivery of aid could take much longer, but, as CNN notes, it also shows “a longer-term commitment to helping Kyiv.” The new package, in particular, includes HIMARS missiles, artillery ammunition, several types of drones and equipment for combating them, mine clearance equipment, as well as funding for the training of the Ukrainian military and maintenance of the delivered equipment.
On February 20, US President Joe Biden paid an unannounced visit to Kyiv. Following his trip, Washington announced a new $460 million military aid package for Kyiv. According to Bloomberg, Ukraine will receive Jdam-ER long-range bombs with GPS. In addition, the US authorities have promised to send her 31 Abrams tanks, but this may take more than a year.
About what happens after the entry of Russian troops into Ukraine, read the material “Kommersant”.