Chomu is not fatal?

The US Senate approved the draft law on the budget for the needs of national defense for 2018, which is supposed to allocate $ 500 million to support Ukraine in the field of security and defense. This was reported by President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko.

“An important news before my meeting with US President Donald Trump,” said the President of Ukraine.

The draft law authorizes the provision of fatal weapons of defense in Ukraine. It also includes provisions that allow the use of the US defense budget for rehabilitation needs in American medical institutions of the wounded Ukrainian military, as well as to strengthen the air and naval forces of Ukraine.

"For the first time at the legislative level, it is proposed to provide Ukraine with such defensive funds: radar equipment for air defense and observation of the surface situation, naval anti -minor means, coastal ships and coastal protection," Poroshenko wrote.

On July 26, the US Special Representative for Ukraine Kurt Walker said that the conflict in the Donbass may contribute to the supply of defensive weapons , including anti -tank. Walker considers it necessary to "show the Russians."

On July 31, The Wall Street Journal wrote that the Pentagon and the State Department developed a plan for the supply of fatal weapons, including anti -tank missiles.

On August 4, NBC News reported that the Pentagon recommends Trump to provide Ukraine with Javelin anti -tank missile systems to counteract Russian aggression. According to unnamed interlocutors of the TV channel, we are talking about the supply of this weapon for Kyiv for a total of 50 million dollars.