American President, Joe Bidenthis sunday other announced $375 million in military aid Ukraine During a meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr ZelenskyIn the Japanese city of Hiroshima, by the river G7.
Biden did not specify the amount However, a senior US official told EFE that the aid package is worth $375 million and includes weapons such as artillery, ammunition, armored vehicles and highly mobile artillery rockets (Himars) that the US has already sent to Ukraine. .
“We Stand United continues to help Ukraine defend, respond and recover. We also assist in the pursuit of a just peace. Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity is a non-negotiable issue.‘ said the American leader.
Immediately afterwards, Zelensky thanked him for the new military assistance and for standing “shoulder to shoulder” against the Russian invasion of Ukraine that began in February 2022.
The two leaders met at the luxurious Grand Prince Hotel on the island of Ujina, the headquarters of the G7 summit, which will conclude this Sunday, after three days of meetings.
Since the beginning of the war, The United States provided $36.9 billion in military aid to Ukraine.According to data from the Pentagon.
Zelenskiy traveled to Hiroshima, Japan on Saturday to attend the G7 summit. His visit has two aspects: gaining more Western military support for the war and entering into negotiations with countries like Brazil and India, which refuse to side with the West in condemning the invasion and continue to trade with Russia.
Before arriving in Japan, Zelenskiy had already achieved several victories by getting the G7 to declare a series of sanctions against and against Russia. Getting Biden to change his mind on F-16 warplanes The American made that Kiev has been demanding for months.
Biden specifically told his G7 partners that the United States would help train Ukrainian pilots in the use of F-16s, opening the door for future delivery of these planes to Ukraine.
This is the market Fourth bilateral meeting between the two leaders Since Biden arrived at the White House in January 2021.
The first two were at the White House: one before the war began in September 2021 and the second in December 2022, Zelensky’s first foreign visit since the start of the Russian invasion in February last year.
The third meeting took place in Kiev, where Biden made a surprise visit before his visit to Poland and on the anniversary of the start of the Russian invasion.
At the meeting, Biden recalled the moment when air raid sirens began to be heard in Kiev during his visit, and the way he looked at Zelensky, who did not look worried. “If he’s not worried about the sirens, I’m not worried either,” Biden joked, breaking the hall into laughter.