Ukrainian Ministry of Defense: Kyiv is ready to accept lethal weapons from the United States
Kyiv is ready to accept lethal weapons from the USA if Washington makes such a decision, said Ukrainian Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak on Wednesday.
Earlier, the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the US Armed Forces, General Paul Selva said that the US Department of Defense was still considering the issue of supplying lethal weapons to Ukraine.
"Ukraine is ready to accept lethal weapons from the USA if such a decision is made," Poltorak wrote on his Twitter page.
In early May, the US Senate approved a draft federal budget until September 30, 2017, which provides for financial assistance to Ukraine in the amount of at least $410 million, including military support. The Pentagon could spend $150 million on "providing assistance, including military training, equipment, lethal weapons for defense purposes, logistics assistance," as well as "reconnaissance community assistance for the military and for the national security forces of Ukraine."