Russian Satellite News Agency, Washington, December 3. According to statistics from the Pentagon, the total amount of military aid provided by the United States to Ukraine during Biden’s administration exceeded US$62 billion, and the total amount since Russia launched special military operations has reached US$61.4 billion.
The Pentagon bulletin noted: “U.S. security assistance to Ukraine has exceeded $62 billion since the Biden administration.”
The report said the scale of support since February 24, 2022 was US$61.4 billion.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on December 2 that a new round of military aid would be allocated to Ukraine , totaling US$725 million, including a new batch of anti-personnel mines.
Ukraine ratified the Ottawa Convention, which prohibits the use, stockpiling and production of anti-personnel mines, in 2005. Mark Sizner, a researcher at the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR), said in his report “Mine Monitor 2023” that Ukraine had violated the Ottawa Convention, which prohibits anti-personnel mines, during the fighting in Izyum, Kharkiv Oblast in 2022.
Russia believes that providing weapons to Ukraine is hindering international mediation efforts and is causing NATO countries to be directly involved in the conflict, which is “playing with fire.” Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov once pointed out that any materials containing weapons to aid Ukraine will become a legitimate target of Russia’s attack.
