US President Joe Biden has announced an additional $800 million in aid to Ukraine, which is being invaded by Russia. He also announced a ban on entry of Russian ships.
In a speech in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on the 21st (local time), President Biden announced that he would provide an additional $800 million (about 990.4 billion won) in aid to Ukrainian forces in the Donbass region to improve combat capabilities.
“This package includes heavy weapons and dozens of howitzers, as well as 144,000 rounds of ammunition for howitzers,” Biden said. Strategic drones are also included in this support package, he explains.
In addition to military support, it also announced economic support for Ukraine. “In addition to strengthening Ukraine’s resistance on the battlefield, we also show support for the Ukrainian people,” Biden said in his economic aid policy.
“Today, the United States announces that it intends to provide an additional $500 million in direct economic assistance to the Ukrainian government.” This will bring Ukraine’s economic aid to a total of 1 billion dollars over the past two months.
Measures against Russia were also announced. “Today, I am announcing that the United States will ban Russian-linked vessels from entering our ports,” said President Biden, after discussing the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)’s sanctions against Russian entities and individuals the day before.
“This means that no vessel bearing the Russian flag, owned by Russia or operating in the interests of Russia, will dock in any US port,” Biden said. The European Union (EU) and the UK have also taken similar measures.
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