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Wednesday, November 26, 2014 11:55 AM | |||
United States plan to increase military assistance and additional funds to Ukraine. | |||
Barack Obama’s administration plans to increase military assistance
to Ukraine and hopes the Congress will allocate additional funds for the
purpose from the budget for the 2015 fiscal year, US officials told journalists
on Sunday after Vice-President Joe Biden’s visit to Morocco, Ukraine
and Turkey. |
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Ukrainian army soldiers from battalion 'Aydar' practise shooting during a military drill in the village of Schastya, near the eastern Ukrainian town of Luhansk September 20, 2014. (Credit: Reuters/Mks Levin)) |
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United States will expand assistance to Ukraine in security, one of US
officials said. First radars to detect the location of enemy mortars have
been already delivered and some more will be delivered soon. Some military
equipment and army vehicles from excess supplies in the Pentagon's inventory,
including Humvee vehicles, will also be provided for the Ukrainian armed
forces. |
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