The United States transferred more than $60 million in American military equipment to Ukraine, including Javelin anti-tank missiles.
The United States Embassy in Kyiv reported this on its Twitter page, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“Yesterday, the US Embassy’s Office of Military Cooperation received more than $60 million worth of equipment to be transferred to Ukrainian partners, including radios, ammunition and Javelin anti-tank missiles,” the statement said.
In a commentary to PolitNavigator, the former head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security and Defense, Georgy Kryuchkov, warned that these supplies are fraught with a serious aggravation in the Donbass.
“This is a step aimed at aggravating the situation, strengthening the positions of Ukrainian troops, and further increasing tension. This is a dangerous step. The Americans are openly arming the army, which is actually deployed against Russia and is fighting the DPR and LPR.
The fact that the United States is taking such steps is determined by internal political factors in the United States. The authorities still focus on their opponents and try to placate them. Now it’s difficult for Trump and he has to look for any moves that will help him retain the presidency,” says Kryuchkov.