United States: Joe Biden authorizes a large shipment of military equipment to Ukraine – RFI

Published on: 03/16/2022 – 23:08 The United States continues to increase its military support for Ukraine. Joe Biden releases this Wednesday 800 million dollars of material in response to the request of the Ukrainian president who delivered a speech just before before the American Congress. With our Miami correspondent, David ThomsonVolodymyr Zelinsky’s fervent speech to the US Congress moved many elected officials to tears, once again the Ukrainian president called on the US to impose a no-fly zone and more equipment to defend against Russian aggression. But Joe Biden has already said it: closing the Ukrainian skies would lead to “World War III”, according to him. Drones, missiles and small arms $800 million with equipment that will enable Ukraine to better protect itself against Russian air strikes: Russian S-300 long-range anti-aircraft defense systems, 800 Stinger surface-to-air missiles, but also 9,000 anti-tank systems, 7,000 small arms, 20,000 ammunition. Not to mention a hundred attack drones capable of piercing armor, Switchblades. “America stands with the forces of freedom,” says Joe Biden. A few hours later, for the first time, he called Vladimir Putin a “war criminal”.