They noticed that since 2014, the American side has sent military aid to Kiev in the amount of $ 2.5 billion.
“Since 2017, we have been providing assistance in the form of lethal weapons, such as anti-tank missiles and large-caliber machine guns,” the politicians recalled.
According to them, this assistance was intended to prepare Ukraine for an active conflict in the Donbas, and not for a full-scale Russian invasion.
“In Congress, we are in favor of increasing security assistance: the United States must accelerate the pace of assistance and provide anti-aircraft, anti-tank, anti-ship and electronic warfare systems,” the senators said.
They also believe that the administration should not support any attempts to force Kiev to cede control of Donbas outside of Minsk. According to Portman and Shaheen, the American leader should demand that Russia withdraw its troops from the border before further negotiations begin.
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