Ukraine Ambassador to USA Chaly: Ukraine might receive defensive weapons in near future

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine in USA Valeriy Chaly has expressed this belief, the Ukrinform own American correspondent reports.

"It is the next important step for strengthening interaction and military-technical cooperation with Ukraine, and the $300 million, for which there was a struggle, is a significant figure," noted the Ambassador. The U.S. Congress passed the bill on October 7 on providing the Pentagon $612 billion for next year.

Chaly said that the initial figure in the draft budget was $200 million allotted for Ukraine, then it was raised by $100 million.

"Every ten million - are additional antitank weapons, counter-battery radars," said the diplomat, adding that "three hundred million is a very good result."

The Ambassador said that a possibility of supplying defensive weapons for Ukraine has been passed for the first time at the United States legislative level.

"We are talking about the weapons that can be used in case of a continued Russian offensive in Ukraine," he noted.

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