A Ukrainian soldier prepares a missile. YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFP
The United States will announce new aid to Ukraine on Friday, mainly consisting of ammunition, the White House said Thursday, March 2, without giving details.
“Tomorrow, the United States will unilaterally announce new aid to Ukraine”said John Kirby, spokesman for the US executive for national security issues. “It will mainly include ammunition for the systems that the Ukrainians already have”, he added during a press briefing, citing in particular the Himars rocket launcher systems. John Kirby, however, did not want to give more details.
This announcement will coincide with the visit to the White House of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Westerners have promised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to speed up the supply of arms and ammunition to enable Ukrainian forces to repel the new offensive by Russian troops. The European Union has recently announced an effort to provide emergency 155 mm shells.
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