U.S. unveils $1 billion Ukraine weapons package
he United States will send a substantial security package to Ukraine, including badly needed air defense systems and artillery rounds, the White House said Wednesday, as the administration — its war chest replenished after months of gridlock in Congress — moves quickly to help Kyiv counter a resurgent Russian campaign. The announcement coincided with a separate disclosure from the U.S. government acknowledging that last month the Pentagon secretly shipped Ukraine’s military powerful long-range missiles, which were used in recent days to attack a Russian airfield on the Crimean Peninsula. Taken together, the developments appeared to suggest that Washington, having overcome an acrimonious period of political paralysis, was ready to reinvigorate its expansive initiative to support and sustain Ukraine’s embattled military as the war with Russia moves into its third year.
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