WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (Reuters) – The United States is preparing $2.2 billion in new military aid for Ukraine, which will include long-range rockets for the first time, officials said. two US representatives familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.
Washington announced last week that it would send Abrams heavy battle tanks to Kyiv, fulfilling a long-standing request by Ukrainian authorities and ending diplomatic differences between Western allies.
(Report Mike Stone; French version Jean Terzian)