The Pentagon announced Sunday that it would again dip into its supply of weapons for the 38th drawdown of U.S. arms and equipment for Ukraine after a meeting between President Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Group of Seven...
The $375 million security assistance package includes 155mm and 105mm artillery ammunition, anti-tank missiles, rounds for the HIMARS rocket system and items such as field ambulances, trucks and logistics support equipment.
“It’s part of our long-term commitment to Ukraine’s ability to defend itself,” Mr. Biden told reporters in Hiroshima after the conference. “Now, we’re moving in the direction of putting [Ukraine] in the position to be able to defend themselves in ways beyond what they’ve had to deal with so far,” Mr. Biden said.
Estimates for how long it would take to train Ukrainian pilots to fly the F-16 vary wildly, from a couple of months to more than a year. Mr. Biden said they likely wouldn’t be ready in time for current operations, such as Ukraine’s much-anticipated counter-offensive against Russian occupiers or the fight over the town of Bakhmut.
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