US President Joe Biden signed a memorandum of the allocation of Ukraine to one billion dollars for military assistance. This is reported by Reuters with reference to the White House.
“In accordance with the powers given to me as the President the Constitution and the laws of the United States, I realize the present to the Secretary of State authorities to dispose of allocations in the amount of up to a billion dollars allocated to the Ministry of Defense in order to assist Ukraine,” quotes the words of the American head of state Document.
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken announced that Ukraine will also receive additional assistance for $ 850 million, which includes the Patriot air defense system. “Today’s assistance for the first time includes the Patriot air defense system capable of knocking out cruise missiles, low -distance ballistic missiles and aircraft at a much larger height than previously provided air defense systems,” the Blinken statement said for journalists.