U.S. will talk with its allies today over the Ukraine invasion

U.S. will talk with its allies today over the Ukraine invasion. 

The White House announced that U.S. President Joe Biden would call allies on Tuesday to address the Ukraine crisis, particularly how to coordinate efforts to hold Russia accountable.

“As part of our close cooperation, the President will convene a secure video conversation with allies and partners to discuss our sustained support for Ukraine and efforts to hold Russia accountable,” it said in a statement.

Meanwhile, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said that Biden had no plans to visit Kyiv to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (local time).

Regarding the Biden administration’s plans to send a high-level U.S. official to Kyiv soon, Psaki said, “There are no plans for the President to go.”

The U.S. had already declared that it would send Ukraine an additional 800 million dollars in military aid, including heavy artillery, in anticipation of Russia’s “wider attack” in eastern Ukraine.

According to Psaki, Washington deployed four planes loaded with security aid to Ukraine over the weekend and delivered one more on Monday.

“There were four planes of military support that arrived over the weekend. Another one is due to arrive today if it hasn’t already from the US 800 million package that the President announced,” Psaki said at a press conference on Monday.

Among the 30 allies assisting Ukraine, the United States continues to be the primary provider of military aid. 

Since President Joe Biden assumed office in January 2021, the United States has pledged more than USD 3.2 billion in security aid to Ukraine.

According to the Defense Department, around USD 2.6 billion of the total sum has been approved since the start of Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine at the end of February.

According to Sputnik, the U.S. military support includes lethal weaponry, including Stinger anti-aircraft missiles, Javelin anti-armour systems, Howitzers and artillery rounds, Mi-17 helicopters, small arms and ammo, drones, and radar devices.

After the separatist republics of Donetsk and Luhansk requested assistance in defending themselves against intensifying attacks by Ukrainian troops, Russia initiated a special military operation in Ukraine on February 24.