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The United States sent long-range ATACMS missiles to Ukraine “this month”, even before the adoption on Tuesday of new aid to kyiv by the American Congress, the State Department announced on Wednesday. This shipment was made “at the direct request of the president” Joe Biden in February, said Vedant Patel, a State Department spokesperson, adding that the missiles, part of the latest aid package to Ukraine sent on March 12, were “arrived in Ukraine this month”.
The inclusion of missiles in this March package had not been announced at that time “in order to maintain operational security for Ukraine at its request”, said the spokesperson. Ukraine used American ATACMS missiles against Russia for the first time in October, but those sent recently have a longer range, reaching a distance of up to 300 km.
On Wednesday, Joe Biden promulgated a vast assistance plan for Ukraine, promising a first massive shipment of arms, worth a billion dollars, in the “hours” who come.