The United States is sending up to USD 400 million in additional military aid to Ukraine, including a variety of munitions for advanced air defence systems, artillery rounds, and armoured vehicles.
"From our perspective, actually, this war presents real complications for Beijing. And Beijing will have to make its own decisions about how it proceeds, whether it provides military assistance. But, if it goes down that road, it will come at real costs to China. And I think China's leaders
The security assistance announced for Ukraine includes 50 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles with 500 TOW anti-tank missiles and 250,000 rounds of 25mm ammunition.
On December 24, US President Joe Biden signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for the Fiscal Year 2023, which contains several provisions to deal with China's growing assertiveness and provide support to Taiwan.
African countries are becoming the new theatre for the rivalry between China and Russia to play itself out, said a report, adding that although China still has a strong presence in African nations, the latter still rely on Russia for military assistance, despite the ongoing military conflict
Addressing the Group of Seven (G7) leaders on December 12, Zelenskyy called on the international community to demonstrate leadership in the implementation of the peace formula.
The package includes additional ammunition for high mobility artillery rocket systems (HIMARS), 80,000 155mm artillery rounds and counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems equipment.
This comes as the Biden administration has provided more than USD 20 billion in military assistance to Kyiv, as well as about USD 10 billion in humanitarian assistance and about USD 13 billion in economic assistance, The Hill reported.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that the assistance package includes Avenger air defence systems and missiles for Hawk air defence systems.
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Friday to 'underscore' the US support while announcing a new USD 400 million military assistance package amid the Russian invasion.