The USA will buy tanks and weapons for Ukraine from the manufacturer.
On Wednesday, January 25, the United States announced an additional package of military aid to Ukraine worth 400 million dollars. Apart from modern ones tanksother weapons also entered there.
About this it is said on the Pentagon website.
The new package of military aid to Ukraine, which President Biden announced on January 25, included:
- 31 Abrams tanks with 120-mm shells and other ammunition;
- eight tactical equipment recovery vehicles;
- auxiliary vehicles and equipment;
- training funding, maintenance and support.
This military aid package will be implemented through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) to support Ukraine’s defense against Russian aggression. That is, the USA will not transfer weapons to Ukraine from its warehouses, but will purchase them from the manufacturer.
“In addition to the battalion of Abrams tanks provided by the United States, the European consortium undertakes to provide Ukraine with two battalions of Leopard tanks in the near future. The United States will continue to work with our allies and partners to meet Ukraine’s needs on the battlefield to counter Russian aggression and ensure the continued freedom and independence of the Ukrainian people,” the Pentagon said in a statement.
We will remind, pUS resident Joe Biden announced on Wednesday, January 25 transfer of 31 Abrams tanks to Ukraine.
The German government also officially agreed deliver Leopard tanks to Ukraine.
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