Kyiv: Ukraine to receive weapons from the US worth hundreds of millions of dollars
The Ukrainian Embassy in Washington stated on Facebook that the US Congress approved the allocation of military assistance worth $250 million to Ukraine in 2019.
“The House of Representatives approved the previously agreed draft law with the Senate’s “US National Defense Appropriations Act 2019,” which provides $250 million to help Ukraine in the security sector,” the embassy said. It mentions that in 2019, the US will allocate $50 million more to Ukraine than it has sent in the current year.
The allocated money will be used to provide Ukraine with lethal weapons, to replace previously supplied weapons and military goods, for logistics support, and to conduct military exercises. The US will also continue to provide intelligence support to Ukraine. US President Donald Trump is expected to sign the bill into law.