Joe Biden’s government has announced a new $250 million package of military aid to Ukraine, while also suggesting Hawaii gets $95 million for infrastructure rebuilding.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the new, foreign assistance includes HIMARS and artillery rounds, and that is intended to support Ukraine by providing battlefield capabilities such as missiles for air defense, mine-clearing equipment, anti-armor systems, and small arms ammunition.
The news comes as multiple investigations are launched into mass fraud and corruption using Western money and resources in the former Soviet state.
Concerns have also been raised about the potential for increased tensions and the possibility of unnecessary escalation as Western support for the Ukrainian war machine increases. An American drone has already been downed over the Black Sea following a collision with a Russian warplane, and a British surveillance aircraft and its human crew were very nearly shot down by the Russians following a miscommunication.
In an even more serious incident, a missile landed in Przewodów, Poland and killed two civilians. Ukraine attempted to blame the incident on Russia, but it later turned out the NATO member has been hit bit by a Ukrainian missile.
The longer the war in Ukraine continues with Western involvement, the more likely it is that such incidents could escalate into direct clashes between NATO and Russian forces.
