By Oluwaseun Sonde
The United States Government has provided another one billion dollars worth of arms, munition for Ukraine's self-defense against Russia's aggression.
This was announced by the Secretary of State, Antony Blinken in a statement released on Monday which makes it the eighteenth drawdown since August 2021.
According to the statement "it's nearly six months into unprovoked and brutal assault on Ukraine, Russia continues its destruction of Ukrainian towns and villages.
"President Biden has been clear that we will continue to support the Ukrainian people as they defend their country from Russian aggression, for as long as it takes".
Blinken further said as part of those efforts, pursuant to a delegation of authority from the President, today he is authorizing US largest single drawdown of arms and equipment utilizing this authority.
Adding that this package provides a significant amount of additional ammunition, weapons, equipment that Ukrainians are using effectively to defend themselves and will bring total U.S. security assistance to Ukraine to approximately $9.8 billion since the beginning of Biden's Administration.
He noted that United States stands with Allies and partners from more than 50 countries in providing vital security assistance to support Ukraine’s defense of its sovereignty and territorial integrity against Russia’s aggression.
"As this war stretches on, the courage and strength of Ukraine’s military and its people become even more evident and even more extraordinary.
"Together, we will continue to consult closely with Ukraine and surge additional available systems and capabilities carefully calibrated to make a difference on the battlefield and strengthen Ukraine’s eventual position at the negotiating table".
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