US to Give Ukraine New $400 Million Army Assist Bundle

By Mike Stone and Steve Holland

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – America plans to announce as quickly as Tuesday a brand new army help package deal for Ukraine value as much as $400 million, primarily comprised of artillery, air protection missiles and floor autos as Ukraine’s counteroffensive grinds on, three U.S. officers mentioned on Friday.

The U.S. just isn’t together with cluster munitions on this weapons help package deal, two of the officers who spoke on situation of anonymity mentioned. The U.S. first despatched dual-purpose improved typical munitions (DPICM) – a cluster munition fired from a 155 millimeter Howitzer cannon to Ukraine earlier in July.

Included within the package deal are a number of Stryker armored personnel carriers, mine clearing gear, munitions for Nationwide Superior Floor-to-Air Missile Programs (NASAMS), munitions for Excessive Mobility Artillery Rocket Programs (HIMARS), anti-tank weapons together with TOW and Javelin and munitions for Patriot and Stinger anti-aircraft methods, based on the officers.

The package deal was nonetheless being finalized and will change.

The package deal can be funded utilizing Presidential Drawdown Authority, or PDA, which authorizes the president to switch articles and companies from U.S. shares with out congressional approval throughout an emergency. The fabric will come from U.S. extra stock.

The safety help package deal can be the forty third authorised by america for Ukraine for the reason that Russian invasion in February 2022, for a complete of greater than $41 billion.

(Reporting by Mike Stone and Steve Holland in Washington; Modifying by Cynthia Osterman)

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