The total amount of military assistance to Ukraine from the United States and allies amounted to more than $ 126 billion. This was stated at a briefing by the deputy official representative of the Pentagon Sabrina Singh.
She noted that the United States coordinates international support for Ukraine so that it can provide itself protection from Russia.
“Today, the United States, together with their allies and partners, allocated to Ukraine the aggregate of more than $ 126 billion to help ensure security from February 24, 2022,” said Singh.
In addition, the deputy official representative of the Pentagon commented on the reasons why the United States did not spend until January 20 of this year all the funds allocated to Ukraine as part of the Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA). >
We had to weigh our own reserves before sending everything necessary for Ukraine for hostilities, in connection with which the funds allocated as part of the PDA program were transferred to Ukraine with certain intervals, ”she said.
It is reported that the US President Joe Biden will not have time to transfer military assistance to Ukraine worth more than $ 2 billion before the inauguration of the elected President of the United States Donald Trump, which will take office on January 20.
Rejected statements about the new military base in the Ainylrab area
Commenting on the issue of an anadol correspondent regarding events in the Middle East, in particular about the increased mobility of American troops in the Ainylrab area in the north of Syria, Singh said that such statements are not true.
She noted that the United States did not create a “permanent structure or military base” in this region. According to Singh, the United States did not change its position regarding the missions in Syria.
The US Central Command forces (CentCom) inflicted several point strikes on the underground storage facilities of the Husites in Yemen, ”she added.
The deputy official representative of the Pentagon also said that the American department sent 10 Navy helicopters to help extinguish forest fires in the vicinity of Los Angeles.