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Pentagon Announces $250 Million In Security Assistance Funding To Ukraine

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, June 18th, 2019

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Pentagon Announces $250 Million In Security Assistance Funding To Ukraine

The Pentagon announced plans Tuesday to provide $250 million in funding to Ukraine to assist with additional training, equipment and advisory efforts for the country’s military. The latest funds cover capabilities required to enhance maritime situational awareness and operation as well as a range of weapons sales, and brings the U.S. total security assistance with Ukraine to $1.5 billion since 2014. “This security cooperation is made possible by Ukraine’s continued progress on the adoption of key defense institutional reforms to…

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