The U.S. will send Ukraine an undisclosed number of medium-range cluster bombs and an array of rockets, artillery and armored vehicles in a military aid package totaling about $375 million, U.S. officials said Tuesday.

Officials expect an announcement on Wednesday, as global leaders meet at the U.N. General Assembly, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy uses his appearance there to shore up support and persuade the U.S. to allow his troops to use long-range weapon s to strike deeper into Russia. The following day, Zelenskyy meets with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris in Washington.

  • bufalo1973@lemmy.ml
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    9 hours ago

    Then they shouldn’t sell it as “help”. If you help, you help. If you sell, you sell.

    Edit: and I know the World is mostly a shitty place but that doesn’t make me less angry.

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      4 hours ago

      yeah and we aren’t selling them weapons, we’re giving them money to buy weapons. Instead of just, giving them weapons they probably don’t want/need.

      We are donating a lot of weapons globally, but universally money is still required, and money can buy weapons so…