The United States announced on Friday what weapons it will supply to Ukraine. The White House offers a package worth 396 million euros. It also includes laser-guided weapons to shoot down Russian drones. The US will also send missile systems worth 116 million euros. This includes heavy HIMARS rockets, artillery shells, mines and several trucks.
President Joe Biden has called on the House of Representatives to increase support for Ukraine. The Republican-majority House only approved billions in aid to Israel last week.
Biden previously got the green light on the pot for Ukraine, which still has 4.66 billion euros. The White House warned on Friday that future aid packages would be smaller in size to spread the amount over as long as possible.
Meanwhile, U.S. and European officials are talking behind the scenes with Ukraine about future peace talks with Russia, according to U.S. reports. NBC News. The news channel is based on local information. Sources said the talks generally focused on what Ukraine would have to give up in order to conclude a peace deal.
NBC One insider says the US government is particularly concerned about Ukrainian battlefield losses. Western countries can continue to supply Ukraine with weapons, he explained.
Zelensky responded to the news earlier on Saturday. According to the president, this is not the time to sit down with Russia. He also denied any pressure from the US and EU. “Talking and giving up with Russia now is not going to happen.”
According to the US government, there is NBC However, there is no indication that Russia is ready to engage in peace talks. According to Western officials, President Vladimir Putin still thinks that at some point popular support in the West will not be there for expensive packages for Ukraine.
