U.S. Deputy Assistant Director of Defense for Political Affairs Colin Kohl said Ukraine could only receive some types of weapons from Washington’s new military aid package for Kiev within 1-3 years. He made this statement at a briefing at the Pentagon. TASS.
According to the deputy head of the military department, it will take months to sign a contract with Kyiv and produce weapons systems.
“It may take one, two or three years in some cases for them to arrive in Ukraine,” he said.
Kohl also said that the US will have time to train the Ukrainian military in the use of such weapons.
As the Pentagon spokesperson pointed out, the new military aid package is designed to be long-term and should provide support to Ukraine for years to come. This package should give this country what it needs in the medium and long term,” he said.
“It has nothing to do with fights today, tomorrow or next week. It’s about Ukraine’s ability to defend itself and deter aggression in a year, two years,” he said.
August 24, United States President Joe Biden announced On the allocation of the largest military aid package of $ 2.8 billion to Ukraine.
Currently, a special operation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is underway in Ukraine. It was announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 24. According to him, the aim of the military operation is to demilitarize the neighboring country and to nazify its officials.
The decision to run the operation was the reason for new sanctions against Russia by the United States and its allies.
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