{"id":1644368,"date":"2022-09-16T20:52:56","date_gmt":"2022-09-17T00:52:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1644368"},"modified":"2022-09-16T20:53:16","modified_gmt":"2022-09-17T00:53:16","slug":"another-600-million-in-military-aid-for-ukraine-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/another-600-million-in-military-aid-for-ukraine-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"Another $600 Million in Military Aid for Ukraine Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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%2Fanother-600-million-in-military-aid-for-ukraine-announced%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=1644368&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--><p>U.S. Secretary of State <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-antony-blinken\">Antony Blinken<\/a> on Thursday announced that the United States will send a further $600 million worth of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-military\">military<\/a> equipment to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-ukraine\">Ukraine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The latest drawdown of U.S. military inventory is the 21st authorized by Blinken since September last year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTogether with our Allies and partners, we are delivering the arms and equipment that Ukraine\u2019s forces are utilizing so effectively as they continue their successful counter-offensive against Russia\u2019s invasion,\u201d Blinken said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/600-million-in-additional-u-s-military-assistance-for-ukraine\/\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The shipment of additional military equipment, arms, and munitions from the\u00a0U.S. Department of Defense will add to U.S. assets already sent to Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis drawdown will bring the total U.S. military assistance for Ukraine to approximately $15.8 billion since the beginning of this Administration,\u201d Blinken said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4734978\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/09\/16\/GettyImages-1243257074-1200x799.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4734978\" src=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/09\/16\/GettyImages-1243257074-600x399.jpg\" alt=\"Epoch Times Photo\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a> A destroyed school in Verbivka, recently recaptured from Russia by the Ukrainian army in a lightning counter-offensive, in eastern Ukraine, on Sept. 15, 2022. (Sergey Bobok\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWith admirable grit and determination, the people of Ukraine are defending their homeland and fighting for their future. The United States is providing Ukraine military assistance alongside our Allies and partners from more than 50 countries to support its defense,\u201d Blinken added.<\/p>\n<p>He said that\u00a0President Joe Biden \u201chas been clear\u201d that the United States will support the people of Ukraine for as long as it takes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe capabilities we are delivering are carefully calibrated to make the most difference on the battlefield and strengthen Ukraine\u2019s hand at the negotiating table when the time is right,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<h2>Western Military <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-aid\">Aid<\/a> \u2018Crucial for Peace in Europe\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>It comes as Ukrainian President\u00a0<span class=\"person-popover\" data-nid=\"75663\">Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who regularly calls for stronger support from Western allies, on Thursday spoke of the need for military aid to Ukraine.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn general, supporting Ukraine with weapons, ammunition and finances is crucial for peace in Europe. The better support we have, the sooner this war will end,\u201d he said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.president.gov.ua\/en\/news\/mayemo-pokazati-sho-na-kozhen-proyav-teroru-rosiyi-bude-zhor-77825\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This week two U.S. senators introduced a bi-partisan bill to declare the Russian government a state sponsor of terrorism. This is something called for by\u00a0<span class=\"person-popover\" data-nid=\"75663\">Zelenskyy, who has decried the freedom that some Russians have to travel to Europe amid the war.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>He noted in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KRe0vFL-HTU\">video message<\/a> that European countries providing visas to Russians don\u2019t know if they\u2019re allowing entry to someone who has committed war crimes against Ukrainians.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4734973\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/09\/16\/GettyImages-1243252527-1200x898.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy size-medium wp-image-4734973\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/themes\/eet\/images\/white.png\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/GettyImages-1243252527-600x449-1.jpg\" alt=\"Epoch Times Photo\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4734973\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/GettyImages-1243252527-600x449-1.jpg\" alt=\"Epoch Times Photo\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\" \/><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a> Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks next to the president of the European Commission (unseen) during a press conference following their talks in Kyiv on Sept. 15, 2022. (Sergei Supinsky\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figure>\n<p>Zelenskyy said on Friday that a mass grave had been discovered in the city of\u00a0Izyum in the Kharkiv region.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe necessary procedural actions have already begun there. There should be more information\u2014clear, verified information\u2014 tomorrow,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTomorrow there will be Ukrainian and international journalists in Izyum. We want the world to know what is really happening and what the Russian occupation has led to. Bucha, Mariupol, now, unfortunately, Izyum \u2026 Russia leaves death everywhere. And it must be held accountable for that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DzRNSV8_Oz8\">press conference<\/a>\u00a0while in Mexico on Monday, Blinken praised Ukraine for making \u201csignificant progress\u201d against Russian forces in the country\u2019s northeast. He said this was aided by U.S. support and \u201cthe extraordinary courage and resilience of the Ukrainian armed forces and the Ukrainian people.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"author_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"one_author_block round\">\n<div class=\"top_row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/author-caden-pearson\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/38ce23ace09f12718ad757e5cb92eca2\" alt=\"Caden Pearson\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Caden Pearson is a reporter based in Australia. Contact him on caden.pearson@epochtimes.com.au<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday announced that the United States will send a further $600 million worth of military equipment to Ukraine.The latest drawdown of U.S. military<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1644368","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1644368","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1644368"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1644368\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1644368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1644368"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1644368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}