U.S. gives Ukraine a new aid package with a volume of 53 million dollars, informs on Thursday the White house.
Of this amount, 46 Milne will go to support the Ukrainian military and border guards, and 7 million international organizations to provide humanitarian assistance to the East of the country, RIA " Novosti ". The total amount of American assistance to Ukrainian law enforcement agencies reached 116 million dollars, reported by the press service of the administration of the President of the United States. Before the current Ukrainian authorities have the difficult task of keeping the country from possible destruction, and also on rescuing the economy through external borrowing. Before Thursday, the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has asked the U.S. Congress to help Ukraine weapon." They (the Ukrainian military - approx. OPINION) need more military equipment. Lethal and non-lethal. They urgently need it. We cannot win the war blankets.- said Poroshenko, I urge US to give Ukraine a special ally status, which reflects the high level of interaction. In the U.S. Congress, his speech received a standing ovation. Remember, September 17, Poroshenko has left on a working visit to Canada and the USA. First U.S. Secretary of state John Kerry and Petro Poroshenko discussed issues of cooperation between two countries in the sphere of defense and material assistance to Ukraine.

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