Officials say the shipment includes ammunition and shoulder-fired grenade launchers.
"Ukraine needs the necessary military weapons to defend itself," said Andrew Futey, president of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America.
"We are prepared to continue to work on diplomacy," he said."But, we are also prepared to respond in a united and decisive way with our allies and partners should Russia proceed." "The way they have built up their forces makes it a distinct possibility that there will be major military action very soon," Sullivan said.
"We have good sources of intelligence and they're telling us that things are sort of building now to some kind of crescendo opportunity for Mr. Putin," Kirby said.
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