This new envelope of $ 800 million includes obusters and their ammunition. The United States also intends to provide additional economic aid of $ 500 million to support Ukraine.
Le Monde with AP, AFP and Reuters
While Russia triggered a major offensive on the Eastern Donbass region, partially controlled by separatist forces Prorusses since 2014, Joe Biden replied, Thursday, April 21, again to the call to the call help from Ukraine.
At the end of a meeting with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Chmyhal, the US President announced a new $ 800 million military aid for Ukraine. This envelope includes “heavy artillery weapons, dozens of obusters, 144,000 ammunition as well as drones,” he detailed from the White House. Mr. Biden stated that the United States will give many details on the weapons they ship to Ukraine, but some will be kept secret.
The announcement of this assistance is added to the $ 2.6 billion of military aid that Mr. Biden had previously approved for Ukraine. In order to continue to provide military assistance to Ukraine, Joe Biden said he would request additional funding at the US Congress as the aid program adopted last month is now “almost exhausted”. Vladimir Putin “will never succeed” to occupy Ukraine, promised Democratic President.
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“We are in a critical period where they will prepare the ground for the next phase of this war,” said Joe Biden about Russia. The United States and their allies act “as fast as possible” to continue to provide Ukraine “The weapons for which his forces need,” said US President.
Joe Biden also found “Contestable” control by Russia of the Ukrainian city of Maroupol, claimed by his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. “There is still no evidence that Maroupol is completely lost,” said the American president, and Vladimir Putin “will never succeed” to occupy Ukraine, “he promised.
During his speech, Mr. Biden took over and adapted Theodore Roosevelt’s famous phrase (“gently speaks and carries a big stick”, with reference to the doctrine of the Big Stick), stating that the United States ” would talk softly and wear a great javelin “, with reference to the antichar weapon used with some efficiency against Russian armor.
Economically support Ukraine
The United States also intends to provide additional economic aid of $ 500 million to support Ukraine, which will be added to that of the same amount unlocked in March by the US President. The Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen, had to make this announcement to the Ukrainian Prime Minister, DenyS Shmyhal, during a work in Washington.
American aid must allow kyiv to maintain the functioning of the government, including wages and pensions, and avoid aggravation of the humanitarian situation in Ukraine. It must be approved by the Congress, before being unlocked as soon as possible in the face of urgent needs.
Ukrainian officials informed the International Monetary Fund (IMF) of a $ 5 billion a month to continue to operate the country’s economy, referred Wednesday the Director General of the Institution, Kristalina Georgieva. The IMF table on a contraction of 35% of Ukrainian GDP this year.
In terms of economic sanctions, all Russia-related vessels will also be prohibited in US ports, again announced Mr. Biden.