China News Service, August 24. According to Reuters, a U.S. official said on the 23rd local time that the United States will announce as early as the 24th that it will provide Ukraine with about $3 billion in new military aid, which will be the largest U.S. military aid since the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. Largest aid ever to Ukraine.
The plan uses Ukrainian Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) funds appropriated by the U.S. Congress to enable the government to procure weapons from industry instead of supplying them from existing U.S. stockpiles, the report said.
The official also said the plan would focus on medium-term goals such as munitions and defense systems.
According to USAI, it could take months for these weapons to reach Europe, given that companies have to procure them.
The official also said the number of weapons, etc., could change before an official announcement.
The U.S. has reportedly provided Ukraine with $10.6 billion in military aid since the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.
On the other hand, German Chancellor Scholz said on the 23rd local time that Germany plans to send more weapons to Ukraine worth more than 500 million euros, people familiar with the matter said.
The weapons will be delivered in 2023, but some may be earlier, the person said.