It comes as an aid bill in Congress stalls and as Ukrainian troops run out of battlefield supplies.

The US will send $300m (£234m) in military weapons to Ukraine, including ammunition, rockets and anti-aircraft missiles, the White House has said.

The surprise announcement comes as a bill in Congress to send further aid to Ukraine stalls amid partisan debate.

The US shipment, the first in nearly three months, is intended to prevent Ukraine from losing ground to Russia.

National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said this aid “is nowhere near enough to meet Ukraine’s battlefield needs”.

“This ammunition will keep Ukraine’s guns firing for a period, but only a short period,” Mr Sullivan told reporters on Tuesday, adding that “it will not prevent Ukraine from running out of ammunition.”

  • harderian729@lemmy.worldEnglish
    328·
    9 months ago

    Ukraine can’t win without foreign troops on the ground, though.

    This is just using them as cannon fodder to weaken Russia.

    I feel bad for the Ukrainians duped by the West into thinking they actually have a chance because of some weapons.

    • khannie@lemmy.worldEnglish
      131·
      9 months ago

      Jaaayyyysus…All you ever do is come into these threads repeating “Ukraine can’t win without foreign troops on the ground” over and over and over.

      4 times in the last 2 days by my quick check. (edit: sorry, 5 and more if we go back to 3 days)

      Alright, alright. We heard you. You can stop saying it now.

    • Neuromancer@lemm.eeEnglish
      22·
      9 months ago

      Winning isn’t invading Russia. Winning is pushing Russia out. It’s looking grim for the Ukraine but it’s not impossible for them to win.

      If all the lefties would go of there they’d be able to win but that has not happened yet.