(MENAFN- UkrinForm) Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken during a phone call on Wednesday discussed arms supplies to Ukraine as part of U.S. security assistance.
The head of Ukrainian diplomacy announced this on Twitter , Ukrinform reports.
“Weapons were the focus of my call with Secretary Blinken: we coordinated further supplies from the U.S. and partners. Military aid to Ukraine shortens the war and remains the best investment in the long-term security of Europe and the world. Grateful for the unfaltering U.S. support,” the foreign minister wrote.
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As Ukrinform reported earlier, on August 8, U.S. President Joe Biden authorized an additional package of security aid for Ukraine in the total amount of $1 billion. It will include additional ammunition for the HIMARS systems; 75,000 shells for 155-mm artillery, twenty 120-mm mortar systems, and 20,000 shells for 120-mm mortars, ammunition for NASAMS anti-aircraft missile systems, as well as other weapons.
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