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US President Joe Biden on Sunday announced a new weapons package for Ukraine, insisting that Washington would continue to support the country against Russia’s invasion.
During a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the G7 summit in Hiroshima, Biden said the package would include ‘ammunition, artillery, armored vehicles’, reports DW.
“We have Ukraine’s back and we’re not going anywhere,” Biden said.
Zelenskyy, who made a surprise trip to Japan for the talks, thanked Biden for the support, adding that “we will never forget.”
The new $375 million (€347 million) pledge comes days after Biden gave Western allies the okay to begin training Ukrainian pilots on American-made F-16 fighter jets, laying the groundwork for their eventual transfer to Ukraine.
Last weekend, Zelenskyy made a whistlestop tour of European capitals, where he won a €2.7 billion ($2.9 billion) new military aid package from Germany and similar new armament commitments from France and Britain.
