Contents tagged with support for Ukraine
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US Congress approves $620.7 million for Ukraine
The House of Representatives of the U.S. Congress approved the Consolidated Appropriations Act for 2018, which provides for $620.7 million in support of Ukraine, as reported on Facebook on March 22 by the Ukrainian embassy in the U.S.
The diplomatic department noted that the law increased the amount allocated to support Ukraine.
“So, according to the Pentagon’s bill, $200 million are allocated to provide military-technical assistance to Ukraine, which is $50 million more than the …
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Ukrainian President thanks U.S. for the decision to provide lethal weapons
President Petro Poroshenko thanked the U.S. for its support of Ukraine in "the face of Russian aggression", reported the head of government’s press service.
“Last year, our American partners confirmed their leadership in opposing Russian revanchism. From the very first meeting with President Trump, we coordinated the strengthening of our strategic partnership on the basis of the great peace treaty and the great success plan,” said Poroshenko on Tuesday evening in Kyiv during a meeting with the …
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US could allocate $500 million to Ukraine for defense
A bill on the U.S. National Defense Budget for the 2018 financial year provides for the allocation of $500 million to help Ukraine in the security field, including the provision of lethal and other weapons, training, and technical assistance, as reported by Senator Rob Portman, according to Voice of America.
Half of the money, or $250 million, is allocated to programs related to the implementation of key defense sector reforms necessary to develop and consolidate existing achievements.
Among …
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Long-term support plan for Ukraine to be presented at Eastern Partnership Summit
A long-term plan of support for Ukraine (the so-called “Marshall Plan for Ukraine”) will be presented at the Eastern Partnership Summit in November, Lithuanian MP Andrius Kubilius told the newspaper Segodnya in an interview.
“We will present the ‘Marshall Plan for Ukraine’ at the Eastern Partnership Summit in November, where, we hope, mention of this document will appear in the final declaration of the summit,” he said.
“We are working towards there being not only a declaration, but also real …