US to allocate $2 billion military aid for countries including Ukraine, Georgia

The United States on Thursday announced a major new military aid worth more than $2 billion for European countries threatened by Russia, including Ukraine and Georgia.

Pending expected Congressional approval, about $1 billion of the package will go to Ukraine and the rest divided among Albania, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia, the US State Department said.

The aid will be used to help the countries “deter and defend against emergent threats to their sovereignty and territorial integrity” by enhancing their military integration with NATO and countering “Russian influence and aggression,” the department said.

This assistance demonstrates yet again our unwavering commitment to Ukraine’s future as a democratic, sovereign, and independent state, as well as the security of allies and partners across the region”, the statement noted.