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Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Defense Minister Lloyd Austin will travel to Ukraine to discuss support for weapons, President Zelensky said on Saturday.
During a rare press conference, Zelensky said senior US officials would meet with him on Sunday to discuss Russia’s increased aggression and the additional support the United States can provide.
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Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky gave a press conference on Saturday, April 23, 2022 (Fox News)
“We will talk about the list of weapons we need and the pace of their delivery. In recent weeks, the pace, the number – everything has improved. I am grateful for that,” he said.
Fox News could not immediately contact the State Department to verify the trip or what will be discussed.
The United States has provided more than $ 4 billion in security assistance to Ukraine since August 2021 – $ 3.4 billion since the February invasion of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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President Biden announced this week that another $ 800 million in security aid would be provided, which would be strategically adjusted to help fight Russia’s second campaign in the eastern Luhansk and Donetsk regions.
The United States has not only deployed another 72 howitzers, which are cannon-like long-range weapons, tactical howitzers, field equipment and spare parts, but the US Air Force has developed more than 120 Phoenix Ghost drones specifically designed for Ukrainian needs.
Ukraine’s BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launcher system fires at Russian troops near Luhansk in the Donbass region on Sunday. (Photo: ANATOLIY STEPANOV / AFP via Getty Images)
A senior defense official said the drone would have similar capabilities to the Switchblade drone – which is easily carried and fired by a single soldier and detonates once it crashes into its target – but the full range of its capabilities remains undisclosed.
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The package, announced on Thursday, is the eighth withdrawal from the Ministry of Defense inventory for Ukraine since August.
Authorities have warned that the war in eastern Ukraine will rely heavily on modern artillery.
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