The United States confirms that it has provided Ukraine with long-range tactical missiles | Russia-Ukraine War | Global

On the 24th, US President Biden signed a budget bill totaling US$95 billion (approximately NT$3.1 trillion) in aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. He said that this will provide important help to US partners and is also an investment The national security of the United States makes the United States and the world safer; if Russia wins in Ukraine, the next step may be to directly attack NATO allies. State Department officials also confirmed that the United States has provided Ukraine with long-range tactical missiles with a range of 300 kilometers for the first time.

Biden said that the United States would launch military assistance within a few hours and deliver anti-aircraft weapons, artillery ammunition, missiles and armored vehicles to Ukraine.

After the supplementary budget took effect, the Department of Defense announced the first wave of aid to Ukraine totaling US$1 billion, including RIM-Seven Sea Sparrow air defense missiles, AIM-Nine Sidewinders air-to-air missiles, Stinger air defense missiles, towed missiles, and Haimas rocket system ammunition. , 155cm and 105cm artillery shells and various tanks.

US State Department spokesman Battelle confirmed on the 24th that under the direct instruction of President Biden, the United States has provided long-range Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) to Ukraine; these missiles arrived in Ukraine in April. The State Department also noted that the missiles were intended for Ukraine to use within its territory.

Reuters and Politico reported that the United States quietly sent this MGM-140 Army tactical missile system with a range of 300 kilometers to Ukraine a few weeks ago. Ukraine used this system twice on the 17th to attack Crimea. The Russian airport on the Asian Peninsula and the Russian army in southeastern Ukraine are the first time that the Ukrainian army has used this kind of missile.

According to a video released by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, officials from the country said that the Russian army has four S-400 surface-to-air missile systems, three radar stations, an air defense command post and an air defense control system, which have been This batch of missile attacks.

Russia said on the 24th that this weapon “will not significantly change the outcome of the war.”

The White House requested a supplemental budget last October. Biden said that the “Make America Great Again” (MAGA) Republicans led by former President Trump have blocked these aid budgets for months, and Ukraine has already run out of ammunition; while Iran, North Korea, and China, friends of Russian President Vladimir Putin, have continued to block these aid budgets. Continuously supply drones, ballistic missiles, and help increase Russian defense production.

U.S. Secretary of State Blinken is currently visiting mainland China. The United States has predicted that Blinken will directly demand that China not assist the Russian defense industry.

Biden said that if Putin wins in Ukraine, the next step will be to send troops into NATO allies. In accordance with NATO’s collective defense commitments, the United States will be dragged into the European battlefield by Putin; for the United States and NATO, now is history moment.

During his speech, Biden detailed the benefits of Ukraine and Israel from the package bill, as well as humanitarian aid to the Gaza corridor. However, he did not mention Taiwan, only referring to it as “allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region.”