U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is making an unscheduled visit to Kyiv and unveiling more than $2 billion for Ukraine and other European countries threatened by Russia.
FILE - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during an event with African diaspora youth and Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Exchange alumni at a restaurant in Washington, DC, on Aug. 15, 2022. inspectors heading to a nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine was shelled by Russian forces just after the team’s departure for the site, the governor of Zaporizhzhia said on Sept. 1.
The financing comes on top of a $675 million package of heavy weaponry, ammunition and armored vehicles for Ukraine alone that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced earlier Thursday at a conference in Ramstein, Germany. Austin said that "the war is at another key moment," with Ukrainian forces beginning their counteroffensive in the south of the country. He said that "now we’re seeing the demonstrable success of our common efforts on the battlefield."
Thursday's contributions bring total U.S. aid to Ukraine to $15.2 billion since Biden took office. U.S. officials said the new commitments were intended to show that American support for the country in the face of Russia's invasion is unwavering.U.S. Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer said Sunday he will add provisions to the $33 billion Ukraine aid package that will allow the United States to seize Russian oligarchs' assets.
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