Zelenskyy after meeting with Austin: There will be more artillery shells
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced a new package of military aid from the United States after a meeting with Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin on Monday.
Source: European Pravda with reference to Zelenskyy's evening address
Details: "There is a new defence package for our country from the United States. I am grateful for it. In particular, there will be more artillery – shells that are needed right now," the head of state said.
Zelenskyy did not specify when exactly the new military aid package would be announced.
The last time the United States announced that it would send another package of military aid to Ukraine was at the beginning of November. At that time, the package included weapons worth US$125 million and an order for an additional 300 million.
Joe Biden's administration still has about US$5 billion of the budget for military aid from US stockpiles approved by Congress last year.
Biden is trying to convince the Congress to support aid for both Ukraine and Israel and approve a new US$106 billion aid package that includes more than US$61 billion in funding for Ukraine.
Leaders of the US Congress hope to mobilise votes for additional military aid to Ukraine and Israel, as well as to improve the immigration system, by Christmas.
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