Friday, January 21, 2022

US Weapons for Ukraine

Latest news on the development in Ukraine.
While US foreign secretary Blinken should be sitting around the negotiating table together with his Russian counterpart Lavrov, the Chinese newspaper 《星洲》 reported about an ongoing delivery of US weapons to Ukraine by proxy.

The Chinese news from 《星洲》 are appearing in Malaysia and are independent from Beijing. The quoted article was published today, January 21.


美同意波罗的海三国向乌克兰转交美制武器

The United States agreed to the transfer of U.S.-made
weapons to Ukraine by the three Baltic states.


美国国务院已同意拉脱维亚、立陶宛和爱沙尼亚将美制导弹等武器 运交乌克兰。立陶宛防长周四称,该国希望能威慑“侵略者”俄罗斯。

The U.S. State Department has agreed to Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia to deliver U.S.-made missiles and other weapons to Ukraine. Lithuania's defense minister said on Thursday that the country hoped to deter "aggressor" Russia.

美国总统拜登政府自去年以来已批准向乌克兰提供6.5亿美元的武器, 其中于上月批准了2亿美元的额外防御性安全援助。

U.S. President Joe Biden's administration has approved $650 million in weapons to Ukraine since last year, including $200 million in defensive security assistance that was approved at the beginning of this month.

《星洲》—马来西亚—2022年01月21日


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