“I do not exclude that we will be able to reach agreements on other types of lethal and non-lethal defensive equipment. For obvious reasons, I cannot divulge the details. We expect the visit of the US Secretary of Defense to Ukraine,” the minister said.
According to Kuleba, the dialogue on defense and security issues between Ukraine and the United States will continue within the framework of the relevant working group of the Strategic Partnership Commission.
“The presidents agreed to restart the work of this commission, open a second wind to it and fill it with new content. In autumn, together with my colleague Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, we will hold a regular meeting of the commission in Washington. We plan to adopt a new Charter of Strategic Partnership between Ukraine and the United States,” Kuleba explained. …
Since the beginning of Russia’s military aggression in the spring of 2014, Ukraine has been negotiating with the United States on the supply of lethal weapons. Until the spring of 2018, Washington supplied Kiev only with non-lethal aid and helped train the Ukrainian military. In March 2018, the US State Department decided to sell Javelin Ukraine.
The first batch Javelin – 37 anti-tank complexes – and 210 missiles for them Ukraine received in 2018.
The fifth President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said that after Javelin supplies pro-Russian militants to Ukraine reduced the use of tanks.
V joint statement of Ukraine and the United States The strategic partnership dated September 1 this year states that US assistance to Ukraine will include Javelin armor-piercing systems and other lethal and non-lethal defensive equipment, “which will allow Ukraine to more effectively defend itself against Russian aggression.”
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