Biden to announce $1 billion in military aide to Ukraine

President Biden plans to announce over $1 billion in army help to Ukraine.

The over $1 billion in assist will embody army tools the Ukrainian army has discovered most helpful in its ongoing battle towards Russia, together with anti-armor and anti-air weapons, in response to the reporting from the Wall Avenue Journal. The funding will come from the over $13 billion that was allotted to Ukraine within the omnibus invoice signed by the president this week.

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The funding comes as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is ready Wednesday to handle Congress, throughout which he’s anticipated to stipulate a listing of apparatus the Ukrainians really feel they should fend off the Russian invasion.

The New York Occasions reviews that the checklist isn’t meant to be a alternative for Ukraine’s request for MiG fighter jets from Poland, an effort that has been stalled by the U.S. amid fears that it might serve to escalate tensions between NATO and Russia.

“The intelligence neighborhood has assessed that the switch of MiG-29s could also be mistaken as escalatory and will lead to vital Russian response that may enhance the prospects of a army escalation with NATO,” Pentagon press secretary John Kirby instructed reporters final week. “Subsequently, we additionally assess the MiG-29s to Ukraine to be high-risk.”

Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby
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Ukraine’s new request for help will embody weapons that may assist troops on the bottom, reminiscent of Stinger missiles and anti-tank Javelin missiles. It could additionally embody new help reminiscent of armed drones and communication jamming tools.

Zelenskyy made an analogous enchantment to the Canadian Parliament on Tuesday, although he went a step additional by making an enchantment for Canadian lawmakers to push for a no fly-zone over Ukraine.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is seen in a Zoom name with U.S. senators on Saturday, March 5, 2022.
(Sen. Marco Rubio)

“Think about that Canadian services have been bombed equally as our buildings and memorial locations are being bombed,” Zelensky instructed Canadian lawmakers. “Numerous households have died. Each evening is a horrible evening.

“We wish to stay, and we wish to be victorious. We wish to prevail for the sake of life,” he continued. “Are you able to think about while you name your mates and nations, and also you ask to please shut the sky, shut the airspace, please cease the bombing? What number of extra cruise missiles need to fall on our cities till you make this occur?”