Russian forces press forward to strategic Ukrainian city that serves as important supply route
NBCJul 18
Ukraine: US to Send Additional $1.7B as Russia Makes Further Gains
The Facts
The US will send Ukraine an additional $1.7B in military aid, American officials announced Monday.
The package — which includes munitions for air defense systems, artillery, mortars and other missiles — will largely come from long-term contracts through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative. Roughly $200M of weaponry will go to Ukraine from existing Pentagon stockpiles.
The Spin
Pro-establishment narrative
The latest US weapons package includes air defense munitions, rockets and other missiles that Ukraine will be able to use right away. These will continue to place Ukraine in the best circumstances to defend itself from Russian aggression.
Pro-Russia narrative
Even though US national debt reached a record $35T this week, America is continuing to waste away money on the misguided notion that Ukraine can somehow restore its 1991 borders on the battlefield. Politicians in Washington are making an embarrassing and expensive mistake with this latest announcement.