Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the U.S. and Ukrainian governments are “working on a bilateral security agreement” that would send additional financial aid to Ukraine over the next 10 years.
in statement President Zelenskiy said in a statement Sunday that he spoke with House Minority Leader Hakim Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and announced his “support” for Ukraine and a $61 billion aid package out of $95 billion in foreign aid. He expressed his gratitude for voting to send it. package.
Zelenskiy added that in his conversation with Jeffries, he “stressed the need for the Patriot System.”
This is not the first time President Zelenskiy has asked for more US-made Patriot missile systems to be sent to Ukraine.
There are currently three Patriot systems in Ukraine, one reportedly made in the United States and two made in Germany. washington post.
On Friday, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said: revealed The United States plans to send more Patriot systems to Ukraine as part of an additional $6 billion foreign aid package.
“Also, our teams, Ukraine and the United States, are currently working on a bilateral security agreement and are already working on concrete documents. Our goal is to make this agreement the strongest possible. We are talking about concrete foundations of security and cooperation,” Zelenskiy said. “We are also working on determining concrete levels of support for this year and the next 10 years, including armed support, financial, political and arms co-production. This agreement is truly exemplary. We are grateful to both our team and the American team for their progress in drafting the agreement.”
In addition to the $61 billion in foreign aid recently approved by the United States, British Chancellor Rishi Sunak has vowed to send an additional £500 million in foreign aid to Ukraine.
