The US approves a new delivery of arms to Ukraine worth 675 million euros

MADRID, 8 Sep. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The President of the United States, Joe Biden, has approved an additional package to deliver weapons to Ukraine worth 675 million euros, as announced on Thursday by the US Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin, within the framework of a meeting at the level of defense ministers at Ramstein air base in Germany.

"Yesterday, the (American) president approved the last tranche of US aid to Ukraine worth 675 million dollars. It is the twentieth delivery of weapons by the Administration to Ukraine since August," said Austin, who has detailed that delivery includes artillery shells, armored vehicles and light weapons, among others.

"We are here to renew our commitment and intensify the momentum in long-term support for the brave defenders of Ukraine," he said, before stressing that "the Ukrainian Armed Forces have inspired the world with their determination to to defend their democracy.

Thus, Austin has denounced the "atrocious war" unleashed by Russia and has stressed that the "unprecedented" aid given to kyiv "has helped Ukraine to fight against Russian aggression and has even allowed Ukraine to resist the offensive."

"The war is at a key moment," said the US Secretary of Defense, who has called on the contact group "to position itself to support the brave Ukrainian defenders, which means determinedly continuing the flow of capabilities" for the long term. term.