Ukraine to Receive First Batch of Weapons from US Within a Week: Officials

Ukraine will receive the first batch of weapons from the United States “in less than a week” after the US Congress passed a new aid program for Kyiv and President Joe Biden signed it, officials said US responsibility for the Washington Post.

It is announced that the lower house of Congress – the House of Representatives – this weekend should consider an aid bill for Ukraine proposed by Speaker of the House Mike Johnson. If accepted, the document will be considered by the Senate next week, where they promise not to delay its adoption. If the Senate also approves it, all that remains is to get the signature of Mr. Biden, who also supported this document.

Earlier, Pentagon sources told the mass media that the US military has already started collecting a new batch of weapons for Ukraine, which will be provided as soon as agreed Congress.

After the adoption of the law on aid to Ukraine, “it will take less than a week until some of the weapons reach the battlefield,” one of the interlocutors assured the publication.

Exactly what will be included in the first batch of weapons and how much is still unknown. “The Washington Post” suggests that there will definitely be 155 millimeter ammunition for “medium” artillery and missiles. Ukraine is likely to receive additional air defense equipment, especially anti-aircraft missiles.

The House of Representatives is expected to consider a new bill on military aid to Ukraine on Saturday – for the first time in more than half a year. According to the “Financial Times”, there is a very high chance that the document will be approved, although Donald Trump, a possible Republican candidate in the US presidential elections in the autumn, could still be disturbed. with a vague assessment of this document.

The upper house of Congress – the Senate – promises to quickly approve the bill if it is successfully adopted by the lower house. Senators also want to send the bill to Biden for his signature as soon as possible.