After Call With Allies, Biden Says U.S. Will Send More Artillery to Ukraine
After holding a call Tuesday (April 19) with US allies on the war in Ukraine, President Biden told reporters that the US will send more artillery to Ukrainian forces.
The Biden administration is providing Ukraine with heavy artillery for the first time as part of a new $800 million military aid package that was announced last week.
The package includes howitzers, which the US will train Ukrainian forces to use in an undisclosed location outside of Ukraine.
According to the White House, Biden held a call with EU officials, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, and the leaders of Britain, France, Germany, Poland, Japan, and Romania.
The White House said the leaders discussed their “coordinated efforts to impose severe economic costs to hold Russia accountable.”
After the call, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz also announced a plan to get more arms in the hands of Ukrainians.
