Center for Analysis of World Trade in Arms, December, 25, 2017. Washington decided to supply “defensive” weapons to Ukraine to ensure the protection of its territorial integrity and sovereignty. This, as reported by «RIA News», was reported on the 22nd of December of this year by State Department spokesman Heather Nauert.
“US assistance is purely defensive in nature, we have always said that Ukraine is a sovereign state and has the right to defend itself,” said H. Nauert in own statement to «RIA News».
There are no other details in the official statement. Meanwhile, according to the Associated Press, referring to US officials, the administration of US President Donald Trump approved a plan to provide Ukraine with “lethal weapons,” including anti-tank missiles Javelin, noted «RIA News».
Earlier, ABC News TV channel, citing on unnamed sources in the State Department, said that Donald Trump plans to approve the supply of anti-tank missile systems to Ukraine. According to the sources of the channel, we are talking about the delivery of 210 anti-tank missiles and 35 installations worth 47 million US dollars, reports «RIA News». Purchases will be paid out of material assistance in the amount of 350 million US dollars, approved in the US military budget for 2018.
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