“Not all of this $33 billion will go to defense needs.
I want to say that $16 billion of this amount will be aimed at maintaining the ability (Pentagon. -
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) to continue to provide assistance to Ukraine.
You will hear more about this later from the minister himself ... But this is not an escalation, ”RIA Novosti quotes a Pentagon representative.
On April 28, American President Joe Biden asked the US Congress for another $33 billion to support Ukraine.
The new package will include about $20.4 billion in military assistance, $8.5 billion in economic assistance and $3 billion in humanitarian support.