The State Department has authorized Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia to send US-made missiles and other military equipment to Ukraine, say three sources familiar with the matter, as US President Biden says Russia will try to .
Countries must obtain permission from the State Department before transferring any military equipment they have received from the United States to third countries.
A State Department spokesman confirmed that the US government had approved the shipment of US weapons from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Britain to Ukraine, but did not elaborate on the type of weapons.
“The United States and its allies and partners are working together to provide security assistance to Ukraine. “We are in close contact with our partners in Ukraine and our NATO allies, and we are currently using every possible tool of security cooperation to help Ukraine strengthen its defenses in the face of growing Russian aggression,” he said. .
The news of the arms transfer approval became known late Wednesday, after Biden said during a press conference that Russia will pay a high price if it invades Ukraine.
Russian officials have repeatedly denied that Moscow plans to invade its neighboring country, but the Kremlin has amassed tens of thousands of troops on the border with Ukraine.
The situation is a matter of concern for the Baltic states – Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia – as well as other NATO countries, such as the United States.
Meanwhile, the United States announced on Wednesday that it had released $ 200 million in additional security assistance to Ukraine.
President Biden’s government “last month approved a $ 200 million additional defense defense assistance to our Ukrainian partners,” a senior US official said during a visit by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken to Kiev.
Washington had provided $ 450 million in military aid to Kiev before Russian troops moved to the border with Ukraine late last year.
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