20 countries have decided to send additional military aid to Ukraine.This decision was announced on May 23 following the second Ukraine Contact Group meeting.
Source: US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin
“Overall, 20 countries announced new security assistance packages, including donating critically needed artillery ammunition, coastal defense systems, and tanks and other armored vehicles. Others came forward with new commitments for training Ukraine’s forces and sustaining its military systems.”
In addition, the head of the Pentagon announced the decision of Denmark to provide Ukraine with a Harpoon launcher and missiles to “help Ukraine defend its coast.”
He stressed that all 47 countries present at the meeting understood the stakes of the war and commended countries that vowed to provide new arms packages for Kyiv amid Russia’s continued aggression.
The third meeting will be held in mid-June on the sidelines of the NATO ministerial meeting in Brussels.
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