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Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder. Stock photo: Getty Images
Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umierov and US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had a telephone conversation on 7 May to discuss the situation at the front and US military assistance.
Source: European Pravda, citing Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder
Austin “detailed” to Umierov the current US efforts to provide security assistance, including a US$1 billion package of weapons from the US Army’s stockpile and US$6 billion in arms orders from manufacturers.
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Umierov “provided an update of dynamics on the battlefield, as well as the impact of Russia’s continued aerial attacks across Ukraine,” the Pentagon spokesman said.
Background:
- On 24 April, US President Joe Biden signed legislation enacted by Congress that will provide about US$61 billion in additional military and economic aid to Ukraine, as well as help to other US allies. Immediately afterward, the US Department of Defense announced a US$1 billion package of military aid for Ukraine.
- The US had previously expressed hope that the new US military aid unblocked by Congress would help the Ukrainian Armed Forces to regain the initiative on the battlefield, but a large-scale Ukrainian offensive is unlikely in the near future.
- In addition, according to the New York Times, the US considers a collapse of Ukraine’s defences unlikely.
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