Bloomberg: US approves Javelin anti-tank missile delivery to Ukraine

According to three officials familiar with the decision, the US Department of State approved and Congress unofficially signed a contract to sell Ukraine additional Javelin anti-tank weapons worth 39 million dollars.

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According to one official, by the end of Tuesday, 1 on October, the sale of 150 anti-tank missiles and two additional missile launchers could be announced. All officials asked not to give their names, because the decision was not announced officially, writes Bloomberg.

Ukraine requested the supply of anti-tank missile systems in early summer last year. In total, in the 2018 year, the United States sold more than 200 missiles and 37 launchers to Ukraine.

On the subject: Ukraine first appealed to the United States with a request to purchase military equipment.

This sale is separate from the $ 19 million 250 million bailout authorized by Congress for Ukraine, which was held by the Trump administration for several months before a conversation between Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky became the impetus for the whole world and triggered the impeachment of the U.S. President.

Representatives of the Department of Defense said that of this assistance, 214 million dollars should have been used to purchase equipment for Ukraine, but the Pentagon refused to provide a list of the equipment purchased. According to the documents, the potential purchase includes .50 caliber sniper rifles capable of hitting armored vehicles, night vision goggles, grenade launchers and an additional radar for detecting Russian artillery.

The Javelin is the U.S. Army and Marine Corps' premier anti-tank weapon, allowing soldiers or Marines to shoot and move quickly: the missile guides itself toward its target. Assuming the US Congress gives formal approval within 30 days, the new sale will be paid for with Ukrainian funds.

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Officials said there was no evidence that the sale was delayed by the Trump administration after a request from Ukraine, which apparently went through regular channels.

The arms supply issue took an unexpected turn during the July 25 call when Zelensky told Trump that "we are ready to continue cooperation for the next steps, in particular, we are almost ready to buy more Javelin missiles." According to a record published in the White House last week, the US president replied: “I would like you to do this service for us.”

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