11:32 19.11.2024

USA to announce additional aid to Ukraine in coming days – Permanent Rep to UN

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USA to announce additional aid to Ukraine in coming days – Permanent Rep to UN

U.S. Permanent Representative to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield announced the allocation of another package of security assistance to Ukraine in the near future.

"We will announce additional security assistance for Ukraine in the days to come. Because ultimately, supporting Ukraine, in Congress, and beyond it, cannot be and should not be a partisan issue. Standing up for democracy and human rights is above petty politics, and outlasts any one leader or term," Linda Thomas-Greenfield said at a UN Security Council meeting.

"When this war ends, a sovereign, independent, democratic Ukraine will be in control of its internationally recognized territory, and continue on the path to joining Euro-Atlantic institutions, like NATO," she said.

"Until then, and at the direction of the President, the United States will continue to surge security assistance to Ukraine, including artillery, air defense, armored vehicles, and other needed capabilities and munitions," the U.S. Permanent Representative emphasized.

She called on all UN member states to support the Ukrainian peace formula, which fully respects the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine and holds the Russian Federation accountable for its crimes and violations of the UN Charter.

"I again call on another permanent member of this Council, China, to stop stoking war on the European continent. To end enabling Russia’s war effort; to cease providing dual-use goods to Russia; and to quit parroting Russian talking points to justify this war. Because there is no justification. Most of all, I call on Russia to end its aggression against Ukraine, and now. End the support to countries like Iran and the DPRK, support that foments instability not only in Europe, but everywhere from the Middle East to the Indo-Pacific. End the assault on food security around the world, and especially in the Sahel, where millions of hungry people rely on the Black Sea Grain Initiative for sustenance," Linda Thomas-Greenfield said.

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