US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the support would also include anti-armour capabilities.
Two American officials gave this information to the news agency reuters Last week, Washington began distributing $6.2 billion. The $6.2 billion figure is an overestimation of the funding of ammunition, missiles and other equipment to Ukraine due to an accounting error.
In particular, in May, the US Department of Defense admitted to making mistakes in accounting for the amount of weapons aided to Ukraine, inflating their value by almost US$3 billion.
According to the news agency reutersUkraine needs weapons that can be delivered from US stockpiles within days or weeks to continue its retaliatory offensive.
US military aid is slated to land at Boryspil International Airport outside Kiev, Ukraine in February 2022. Photo: Reuters
US officials said Washington is considering requesting additional funds to continue aid to Kiev. Officials said Wednesday’s $200 million announcement would be the first of a $6.2 billion presidential withdrawal authorization (PDA) already authorized.
Meanwhile, according to the magazine forbes ukraineGermany may provide $5.5 billion in military aid per year to Ukraine until 2027. German Finance Minister Christian Lindner announced this intention on 14 August during a visit to Kiev.
The head of the German Finance Ministry clarified that the decision to allocate $5.5 billion annually in military aid to Ukraine still needs to be approved by the German parliament.
US military aid is slated to land at Boryspil International Airport outside Kiev, Ukraine in February 2022. Photo: Reuters
Mr Lindner said that in addition to military aid, Berlin would also provide humanitarian aid to Kiev, support internally displaced Ukrainians and contribute to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). According to Lindner, German aid to Ukraine has grown to $24 billion since the conflict with Russia began.
Mr. Lindner said he hoped that the German supply of Taurus long-range cruise missiles could be resolved soon and that he personally supports the supply of this weapon.
On the same day, Norway said that international technology conglomerate Kongsberg Gruppen would provide Ukraine with an anti-drone system (UAV) worth USD 70.5 million.
In particular, according to a press release posted on the government website, Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace, a subsidiary of Kongsberg Gruppen, has been awarded a contract for the supply of the above anti-UAV system to Ukraine.
The Norwegian government said that provision would be made through the International Fund for Ukraine’s aid.
