Secretary of State Antony Blinken pledged $1 billion extra for Ukraine whereas in Kyiv on Wednesday, saying the United States is “determined to continue to walk side-by-side” with the nation in its ongoing conflict with Russia.
“We are determined in the United States to continue to walk side-by-side with you,” Blinken informed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky throughout a gathering on Monday. He added:
President Biden requested me to come back, to reaffirm strongly our help, to make sure that we’re maximizing the efforts that we’re making and different international locations are making for the quick problem of the counteroffensive in addition to the longer-term efforts to assist Ukraine construct a power for the long run that may deter and defend in opposition to any future aggression, but in addition to work with you and help you as you interact within the vital work of strengthening your democracy, rebuilding your economic system.
The cash included $175 million in military assistance, one other $100 million for “longer-term military needs”; $206 million for humanitarian help; and $300 million to help “law enforcement efforts to restore and maintain law and order in liberated areas,” Blinken mentioned.
Blinken Makes Surprise Visit to Kyiv, to Announce Another Round of Cash for Ukrainehttps://t.co/PDL31RInZN
— Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) September 6, 2023
He famous the U.S. pledged $520 million a couple of months in the past to assist Ukraine rebuild its power infrastructure, though it was not clear if that cash was included within the $1 billon that Blinken introduced Monday.
Meanwhile, the U.S. continues to expertise heightened crime in main cities in comparison with 2019, based on a current examine.
According to the Council on Criminal Justice, murder charges are 24 % greater within the first half of 2023 than within the first half of 2023.
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba greets U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken earlier than a gathering on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kyiv on September 6, 2023. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/POOL/AFP by way of Getty Images)
“The United States is committed to empowering Ukraine to write its own future. In the crucible of President Putin’s brutal and ongoing war, the United States and Ukraine have forged a partnership that is stronger than ever and growing every day. We will continue to stand by Ukraine’s side,” Blinken mentioned after a gathering with Ukraine’s international minister.
Blinken additionally mentioned the Ukraine War was a combat “we must and will win.”
“Now, we have no illusions that the path forward will be easy, but this is a fight that we must and we will win for any country threatened by bullies or would-be aggressors, for all who seek a future of security and peace,” he mentioned.
Blinken’s journey was partly aimed toward shoring up American help at residence for Ukraine, because the Biden administration seeks Congress’s help to commit one other $24 billion, which might carry whole U.S. help as much as $135 billion by the top of the 12 months.
Today, we introduced further safety help for Ukraine. We’ll proceed to help 🇺Ukraine for so long as it takes. https://t.co/3pL5eb5bTl
— Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III (@SecDef) September 6, 2023
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba argued that U.S. help to Ukraine was “not charity.”
“Military aid that is provided to Ukraine and financial aid and other types of – these are not charity. I would like to underline this one more time. The – this is the most – this is the most profitable investment into the security of Europe and Euro-Atlantic space and the whole world. Today, Ukraine, with the support of partners, we hold the advance of Russia to – we make them to decline their – imposing their will on other countries,” he argued.
“And besides, we are not putting any American soldiers’ life under the threat. It’s our people who are fighting, using and employing specifically weapons systems of our partners. We never asked to send the U.S. troops to Ukraine, and we are not going to ask this. But we truly need support in this fight, and this support is also recognition of this mission that Ukraine carries out in global history context.”
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