{"id":491266,"date":"2022-09-08T16:19:06","date_gmt":"2022-09-08T13:19:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/antony-blinken-stops-in-ukraine-announces-2b-in-more-aid\/"},"modified":"2022-09-08T16:19:06","modified_gmt":"2022-09-08T13:19:06","slug":"antony-blinken-stops-in-ukraine-announces-2b-in-more-aid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/antony-blinken-stops-in-ukraine-announces-2b-in-more-aid\/","title":{"rendered":"#Antony Blinken stops in Ukraine, announces $2B in more aid"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3be4779e527\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3be4779e527\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/antony-blinken-stops-in-ukraine-announces-2b-in-more-aid\/#%E2%80%9CAntony_Blinken_stops_in_Ukraine_announces_2B_in_more_aid%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Antony Blinken stops in Ukraine, announces $2B in more aid&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CAntony_Blinken_stops_in_Ukraine_announces_2B_in_more_aid%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Antony Blinken stops in Ukraine, announces $2B in more aid&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u200bSecretary of State Antony Blinken made an unannounced visit to Kyiv on Thursday to unveil an additional $2 billion in US aid to \u200bUkraine and European allies threatened by Russia.\u200b<\/p>\n<p>The top US diplomat met with senior Ukrainian officials in the capital \u200bto inform them that the Biden administration had notified Congress that it is seeking $2 billion in long-term Foreign Military Financing to Ukraine and 18 of its European neighbors and NATO members that are \u201cmost at risk of future Russian aggression.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If Congress <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roves the funds as expected, $1 billion will go to Ukraine while the remainder will be distributed among Albania, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia, the State Department said.\u200b<\/p>\n<p>While in Kyiv, Blinken visited the US Embassy, then stopped by a children\u2019s hospital where he greeted young Ukrainians injured during Russian bombardments, including Maryna, a 6-year-old from the city of Kherson who lost a leg after a rocket struck her house.<\/p>\n<p>In the hospital lobby, Blinken also met Patron, a Jack Russell terrier that has helped Ukraine\u2019s military find more than 200 mines laid by Russian forces. Blinken gave the dog a pat and presented it with treats, saying the canine was \u201cworld famous.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/anthony-blinken-ukraine-surprise-visit-02.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\u200bSecretary of State Antony Blinken met with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba during his surprise visit in Kyiv, Ukraine.\" class=\"wp-image-23778821\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/anthony-blinken-ukraine-surprise-visit-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/anthony-blinken-ukraine-surprise-visit-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/anthony-blinken-ukraine-surprise-visit-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>\u200bSecretary of State Antony Blinken met with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba during his surprise visit in Kyiv, Ukraine.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP Photo\/Efrem Lukatsky<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/anthony-blinken-ukraine-surprise-visit-06.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken holds a landmine sniffer dog, Jack Russell Terrier Patron during his visit to the children's hospital in Kyiv, Ukraine September 8, 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-23778826\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/anthony-blinken-ukraine-surprise-visit-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/anthony-blinken-ukraine-surprise-visit-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/anthony-blinken-ukraine-surprise-visit-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Secretary of State Antony Blinken praised Patron, a landmine sniffer dog who\u2019s detected more than 200 land mines.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Genya Savilov\/Pool via REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>E\u200barlier Thursday, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/\u200bhttps:\/\/www.defense.gov\/News\/Speeches\/Speech\/Article\/3151796\/opening-remarks-by-secretary-of-defense-lloyd-j-austin-iii-at-the-fifth-ukraine\/\">Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin<\/a> announced a $675 million package of heavy weapons, ammunition and armored vehicles for Ukraine during a stop in Ramstein, Germany.<\/p>\n<p>He said the equipment includes howitzers, artillery ammunition, Humvees, air-to-surface missiles, anti-tank systems, armored ambulances, and small arms. \u200b<\/p>\n<p>Austin added that the military assistance provided by the US and its allies have enabled Ukraine to \u201cfight back against Russia\u2019 aggression,\u201d but he went on to note that the six-and-a-half month old war has entered a \u201ckey moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/anthony-blinken-ukraine-surprise-visit-03.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Secretary of State Antony Blinken cheers up 6-year-old Marina during his visit to a children's hospital in Kyiv, Ukraine.\" class=\"wp-image-23778822\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/anthony-blinken-ukraine-surprise-visit-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/anthony-blinken-ukraine-surprise-visit-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/anthony-blinken-ukraine-surprise-visit-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Secretary of State Antony Blinken cheers up 6-year-old Marina during his visit to a  children\u2019s hospital in Kyiv, Ukraine.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Genya Savilov, Pool Photo via AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201c\u200bRussian forces continue to cruelly bombard Ukrainian cities and civilians with missiles and artillery fire. But Ukrainian forces have begun their counteroffensive in the south of their country\u200b,\u201d the Pentagon chief said.\u200b<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd they are integrating the capabilities that we all have provided to help themselves to fight and reclaim their sovereign territory\u200b,\u201d the defense secretary added at a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contract Group, which was attended by NATO Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Jens Stoltenberg and Ukraine\u2019s defense minister as well as officials from allied countries.<\/p>\n<p>Germany and the Netherlands will provide training in de-mining to Ukrainian soldiers as well as de-mining equipment, the countries\u2019 defense ministers said on the sidelines of the meeting with Austin. The training will be carried out in Germany. The two countries previously joined forces to send howitzers to Ukraine.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/anthony-blinken-ukraine-surprise-visit-04.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets children during U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to the children's hospital in Kyiv, Ukraine September 8, 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-23778824\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/anthony-blinken-ukraine-surprise-visit-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/anthony-blinken-ukraine-surprise-visit-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/anthony-blinken-ukraine-surprise-visit-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>\u200bSecretary of State Antony Blinken stopped by a children\u2019s hospital in Kyiv, Ukraine on September 8, 2022.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Genya Savilov\/Pool via REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Thursday\u2019s contributions bring total US aid to Ukraine to $15.2 billion since President Biden took office. US officials said the new commitments were intended to show that American support for the country in the face of Russia\u2019s invasion is unwavering.<\/p>\n<p>The announcements came as fighting between Ukraine and Russia has intensified in recent days, with Ukrainian forces mounting a counteroffensive to retake Russian-held areas in the south and east.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, the US accused Moscow of interrogating, detaining and forcibly deporting hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians to Russia. Russian officials im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely rejected the claim as \u201cfantasy.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/anthony-blinken-ukraine-surprise-visit-05.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets children during U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to the children's hospital in Kyiv, Ukraine September 8, 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-23778825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/anthony-blinken-ukraine-surprise-visit-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/anthony-blinken-ukraine-surprise-visit-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/anthony-blinken-ukraine-surprise-visit-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>\u200bSecretary of State Antony Blinken confirmed the Biden administration is seeking to send $2 billion in aid to Ukraine and its Eastern European allies.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Genya Savilov\/Pool via REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Meanwhile, the State Department warned Thursday that the Kremlin was orchestrating \u201csham referendums\u201d in parts of eastern Ukraine under Russian military control in a reprise of its actions in Crimea in 2014. 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