The US is preparing to send Ukraine a $275 million (€260 million) military aid package offering new capabilities to defeat drones and strengthen air defences, Reuters reported on Friday.
The announcement comes a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow would continue to strike Ukraine’s energy grid in a campaign that has left swaths of the country without clean water and electricity.
In like manner, the Pentagon is expected to include rockets for High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers made by Lockheed Martin Corp LMT.N, 155mm ammunition, Humvee military vehicles and generators, according to the people and the document.
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated on Thursday that the US intends to fuel the conflict in Ukraine through at least the end of 2025.
Zakharova highlighted that last November, the US authorities signed a three-year contract worth $1.2 billion with aerospace conglomerate Raytheon for the purchase of air defense systems for Kyiv.
The spokeswoman added that the Biden administration requested $37 billion in 2023 for additional assistance to Ukraine. She also noted that the American media is "savoring the details of the corruption marathon: White House -- Kyiv -- White House."
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