U.S. announces another $3 billion military assistance package for Ukraine
The Hindu
The latest tranche of assistance will include for the first time 50 M2-A2 Bradley armoured vehicles for the Ukraine military.
The United States has announced another military assistance package of over $3.75 billion for Ukraine to fight the battle against Russian aggression taking the total U. S. military assistance for Ukraine to an unprecedented $24.9 billion.
The latest tranche of assistance will include for the first time 50 M2-A2 Bradley armoured vehicles for the Ukraine military.
These armoured vehicles — enough to outfit a mechanised infantry battalion — will come with 500 tube-launched, optically sighted, wire-guided, or TOW, anti-tank missiles and 2,50,000 rounds of 25 mm ammunition, the Pentagon said.
On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a “special military operation” aimed at the “demilitarisation and denazification” of Ukraine.
India-U.S. agree very much on restoration of enduring peace in Ukraine: Biden administration
“In this first week of 2023, the United States continues to stand strongly behind Ukraine and our European allies and partners by announcing more than $3.75 billion in new military assistance,” Secretary of State Tony Blinken announced on January 6.
This assistance includes a $2.85 billion drawdown from stocks of the Department of Defence to be provided immediately to Ukraine and $225 million in Foreign Military Financing to build the long-term capacity and support the modernisation of Ukraine’s military.
With a new government in place in Delhi, Singapore hopes to schedule the Ministerial Roundtable with India shortly, says Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan. In an exclusive interview, he speaks about the impact of the elections on ties, the “missed opportunity” of RCEP and the new buzz around Andhra Pradesh’s capital Amaravati.