Blinken Announces $2 Billion in Military Aid for Ukraine as Russian Forces Advance
On Wednesday (May 15), Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced $2 billion in new military aid for Ukraine as Russian forces continue to advance in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv oblast after launching a new offensive in the region this past Friday.
Blinken, who made the announcement in Kyiv, said the $2 billion is in the form of Foreign Military Financing, a State Department program that gives foreign governments money to purchase US weapons.
The majority of the funds are being pulled from the $61 billion in new Ukraine aid recently authorized by Congress, although $400 million is coming from previously allocated funds.
“We put this together in a first-of-its-kind defense enterprise fund, and it has three components,” Blinken said. “One is to provide weapons today, so this will assist Ukraine in acquiring those weapons.”
Source: Antiwar.com
