{"id":1421617,"date":"2022-04-06T10:29:36","date_gmt":"2022-04-06T14:29:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1421617"},"modified":"2022-04-06T10:29:40","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T14:29:40","slug":"blinken-announces-100-million-in-additional-military-aid-for-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blinken-announces-100-million-in-additional-military-aid-for-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Blinken Announces $100 Million In Additional Military Aid For Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fblinken-announces-100-million-in-additional-military-aid-for-ukraine%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1421617&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/04\/Untitled-design-22-copy-5.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced that the U.S. will send $100 million in additional military aid to Ukraine to defend itself against Russia\u2019s ongoing invasion.<\/p>\n<p>The State Department and Pentagon made the announcement Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">As Ukraine\u2019s forces bravely continue to combat Russia\u2019s renewed invasion, I have authorized $100 million to meet an urgent need for additional anti-armor systems for Ukraine\u2019s forces.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Secretary Antony Blinken (@SecBlinken) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecBlinken\/status\/1511520632046903301?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 6, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe world has been shocked and appalled by the atrocities committed by Russia\u2019s forces in Bucha and across Ukraine. Ukraine\u2019s forces bravely continue to defend their country and their freedom, and the United States, along with our Allies and partners, stand steadfast in support of Ukraine\u2019s sovereignty and territorial integrity,\u201d Blinken said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/100-million-in-additional-u-s-security-assistance-for-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> from the State Department.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement marked the sixth time the Department of Defense has authorized spending for Ukrainian military aid since August.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have authorized, pursuant to a delegation from the President earlier today, the immediate drawdown of security assistance valued at up to $100 million to meet Ukraine\u2019s urgent need for additional anti-armor systems.\u202fThis authorization is the sixth drawdown of arms, equipment, and supplies from Department of Defense inventories for Ukraine since August 2021,\u201d the statement noted.<\/p>\n<p>Since Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, the U.S. has invested more than $1.7 billion in security assistance toward the former Soviet republic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCombined with $300 million in assistance announced by the Department of Defense on April 1 under the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, this additional drawdown brings the total U.S. security assistance commitment to Ukraine to more than $2.4 billion since the beginning of this Administration, and more than $1.7 billion since the beginning of Russia\u2019s brutal assault against Ukraine began on February 24,\u201d Blinken wrote.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to America\u2019s large investment, the statement pointed out that more than 30 nations have joined in providing security assistance to Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn addition to what we have provided, more than 30 countries have joined us to deliver security assistance to Ukraine since Russia\u2019s invasion began. Together, we are delivering security assistance every day, and we are expediting shipments of even more of the arms and defense equipment Ukraine is using to defend itself,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to military aid, the U.S. and other Western nations on Wednesday are set to announce additional sanctions against Russia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter several European countries announced the expulsion of Russian diplomats, the European Commission proposed a fifth package of sanctions including a ban on coal imports that could be adopted as soon as Wednesday once unanimously approved by the 27-nation bloc\u2019s ambassadors,\u201d the Associated Press <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-kyiv-business-european-commission-united-kingdom-acb86730120a1230b9eb95c3ebdded77\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Blinken also shared the focus on sanctions during an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/secretary-antony-j-blinken-with-dana-bash-of-cnns-state-of-the-union-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interview<\/a> with CNN\u2019s Dana Bash on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re tightening the existing sanctions. We\u2019re adding new ones. We\u2019re doing it in full coordination with Europeans and other partners around the world. And one of the results is that the Russian economy is reeling. There are forecasts by most of the major forecasters that its economy is going to contract by 10 percent this year,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. We believe in our country, in the value of truth and the freedom to speak it, and in the right to challenge tyranny wherever we see it. 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