“Suspended deliveries of part of US military assistance to Ukraine may recover after high -level meetings between representatives of the United States and Ukraine, which will take place in Rome and Kiev over the next week.”, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: Politico with reference to two interlocutors aware of plans
Details: According to sources, US President Donald Trump’s envoy in Ukraine should hold two meetings with the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Rustem Umerov – first in Rome at the International Conference on Assistance, and later in Kiev. It is expected that the key issue of discussion will be the restoration of weapons supplies that have been suspended this month.
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According to sources, the United States has already informed Kiev about the intention to restore the supply of engineering equipment and some types of armored vehicles. At the same time, specific terms have not yet been named.
The meeting of Kelloga and Umerov in Kiev was not intended to discuss the US military assistance and was “planned before last week, news about the pause in the supply of weapons,” said Kelloga Morgan Murphy.
At the same time, the White House Prescribe, Caroline Levitt on Monday, stressed that it was not a complete refusal of help, but only a “pause to check that everything that the Pentagon provides Ukraine is in line with the best interests of our military and our men and women in shape.”
According to the newspaper, the suspended party of assistance found, in particular, 8,400 artillery shells of 155 mm, 142 Hellfire missiles, 252 controlled rockets for volley fire systems with a range of 80 km, as well as 30 missiles to Patriot air defense systems.
Prehistory:
- On July 1, the US media reported that the Pentagon has suspended the supply of some air defense missiles and other high -precision ammunition to Ukraine because of the fears that US weapons reserves have decreased too much.
- The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine commented that they did not receive official reports on suspension or review of schedules of supply of agreed defense assistance.
- On Friday, July 4, President Volodymyr Zelensky had a telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump, trying to convince the US leader to restore supply and sell more weapons to Ukraine.
- NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte stated that he understands the desire of the US administration in the United States to take care of its own interests, but at the same time calls for further military support of Ukraine.