“It gives vital support to America’s partners so they can defend themselves against threats to their sovereignty and to the lives and freedoms of their citizens.”

Minutes after Biden spoke, the Pentagon announced a US$1 billion package for Kyiv using the new funding, including air defence munitions, artillery rounds, ammunition for HIMARS precision rocket launchers, anti-tank weapons and armoured vehicles.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy offered his thanks on social media Wednesday.

“I am grateful to President Biden, Congress, and all Americans who recognize that we must cut the ground under Putin’s feet rather than obeying him, as this is the only way to truly reduce threats to freedom,” he wrote.

Share.

Leave A Reply

© 2024 The News Singapore. All Rights Reserved.