The United States prepared military aid for Ukraine in advance and delivered it to Europe
The Pentagon sent military personnel to Europe in advance machinery for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said Senator and senior member of the Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees Jeanne Shaheen. According to her, the ammunition and equipment Kyiv needed was sent across the ocean even before the vote in the Senate, Foreign Policy reports.
Shaheen said that even before the vote, the US military had pre-positioned ammunition and equipment in Europe to speed up the delivery of much-needed supplies to the weakened Ukrainian army.
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Shahin also noted that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are in dire need of help, since now for every one shell fired by the Ukrainians, there are five shells fired by the Russian Armed Forces.
The US Senate previously supported a bill to provide assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan in the amount of $95 billion. 79 parliamentarians spoke in favor of the document, 18 voted against. Now the bill must be signed by US President Joe Biden. He promised to do this on April 24, which will make it possible to resume arms supplies to Ukraine this week.
It was previously reported that the Americans have not yet specified what exactly they will transmit Ukrainians, limiting themselves to vague formulations. Moreover, many in Washington want the Ukrainian Armed Forces to supply ATACMS tactical guided missiles for ground-based launchers M270 MLRS and M142 HIMARS and their analogues.
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