The U.S. and other NATO countries say they will ship a huge, wide-ranging package of heavy weapons to Ukraine, sending a clear signal that the war with Russia is expected to escalate in the months ahead.
“This shows our long-term commitment to supporting Ukraine against Russia’s unprovoked aggression,” U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told a news conference Friday in Ramstein, Germany, after some 50 countries met to discuss Ukraine’s military needs.
The combined Western assistance will include more than two dozens different types of hardware. The key elements will give Ukraine additional air defenses — to guard against Russia’s ongoing missile strikes — and new armored vehicles — which could help the Ukrainians with an future offensive against Russian ground troops.
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