Payette: American advisors will help to modernize the army of Ukraine

Ukraine will arrive a group of advisors from the US, which will help the Ukrainian military to modernize the army, said the U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Jeffrey Payette.
" We are increasing our assistance in the security sector of Ukraine's 46 million dollars. Prior to that, she was 70 million dollars, and Before the fall is not more than 10 million dollars. Therefore, We increased the total amount of aid in fifteen times, " said Payette in an interview to Ukrainian newspaper " Day "." Also the story is about a new program for military Advisory assistance to the security sector of Ukraine and about the new program consultation and technical assistance in combat medicine, to help the Ukrainian army to cope more effectively with wounded people, " He added. Also Payette said that North America supply to Ukraine armoured vehicles, night vision systems, apparatus for disarming bombs, mines and other devices, medical assistance. First Thursday at the White house revealed that the allocated U.S. military assistance to Ukraine does not include weapons. On Wednesday, the head of Barack Obama announced the allocation of Ukraine of 25 million dollars of aid, some of which will be provided in the form of military supplies and training of the military. First, the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has asked the U.S. Congress to help Ukraine weapons, the head of Barack Obama has not responded to this request. However, later the international Committee of the U.S. Senate blesed the draft law on the allocation of Ukraine military assistance for 350 million dollars in 2015 (including anti-tank weapons and unmanned aerial vehicles) and about the status of a " key ally the United States outside NATO." However, the bill until not adopted by Parliament. In the night of Monday Poroshenko said that Ukraine will receive non-lethal weapons from North America and several other countries. He Also stated that several NATO countries could come to a consensus on the direct delivery of modern weapons. Also Advisor to the President of Ukraine and head of the party " Block Petro Poroshenko Yuriy Lutsenko said that North America, France, Italy, Poland and Norway agreed to supply Ukraine " modern weapons ". However, all these countries except France, challenged this statement, and in Paris did not want to explain.

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