Washington — The USA will ship an extra $100 million in safety help to Ukraine for Javelin anti-armor programs as a part of efforts to bolster the nation's defenses towards Russia, the Biden administration introduced Tuesday.
The most recent switch approved by President Biden brings the overall quantity of army help from the U.S. to Ukraine to greater than $2.4 billion since Mr. Biden assumed workplace in January 2021 and greater than $1.7 billion since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine in late February.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken mentioned in an announcement saying the $100 million for anti-armor programs that the U.S. and its allies are delivering safety help to Ukraine every day and expediting shipments of arms and protection tools.
"As we strengthen Ukraine's place on the battlefield and on the negotiating desk, we can even work with our allies and companions to collect info to doc reported abuses and make it out there to the suitable our bodies to carry these accountable to account," Blinken mentioned.
The extra army help comes because the U.S., in coordination with European allies, is about to impose a new set of sanctions on Russia after reported atrocities round Ukraine's capital metropolis of Kyiv.
The brand new penalties to be introduced Wednesday will embody a ban on all new funding in Russia, elevated sanctions on monetary establishments and state-owned enterprises, and sanctions on Russian authorities officers and members of their households.
Mr. Biden mentioned in the beginning of the week he can be searching for the extra sanctions after Ukrainian officers mentioned they found the our bodies of civilians in Bucha, a metropolis outdoors of Kyiv, after Russian forces withdrew from the world. The reported atrocities prompted the president to once more name Putin a "conflict felony" and recommended he face a "wartime trial."