Washington is preparing to sign contracts with US defense firms worth $6 billion in total to deliver weapons and military equipment to Ukraine, the Politico newspaper reported citing two US officials, Report informs referring to TASS.
According to the article, the United States "is putting the finishing touches" on one of its largest Ukraine military aid packages to date, which may be announced on Friday. According to the report, the package includes Patriot air defense systems, artillery shells, drones, counter-drone equipment and air-to-air missiles.
The package will dip into the $61 billion in Ukraine funding signed into law by US President Joe Biden on Wednesday.
However, the paper says that the above-mentioned weapons likely won’t arrive in Ukraine for several years, as the money is being allocated under the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI). In line with the initiative, the Pentagon issues contracts to US defense companies to produce new weapons and military equipment for Ukraine, as opposed to drawing from its current stocks.