December 13, 2017 (Interfax-Ukraine)
The defense budget for 2018, signed by U.S. President Donald Trump, provides
$350 million to promote security in Ukraine and authorizes the country to
provide lethal weapons, the Ukrainian embassy in the United States has said.
"President of the United
States Donald Trump has signed the law on the U.S. budget for 2018 for national
defense, which provides permission to allocate $350 million to provide
assistance in the security sphere of Ukraine. The law authorizes the provision
of defensive weapons to our state and significantly expands the parameters of
Ukraine's support with the United States in the field of security and
defense," the embassy said on its Facebook page.
Thus, the document contains
provisions allowing the use of U.S. defense budget funds for the rehabilitation
of wounded Ukrainian military personnel in medical institutions of the United
States, education and training of Ukrainian medical specialists in this field,
as well as strengthening the capabilities of the Air and Naval Forces of
Ukraine.
The diplomatic mission noted
that for the first time at the legislative level it is proposed to provide
Ukraine with such defensive means: radar air defense and surveillance over the
surface situation; naval anti-mine means; ships of coastal action and coast
guard.
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