From Reuters:
“U.S. helps Ukraine to
strengthen its border with Russia, Belarus”
(Members of the Ukrainian State
Border Guard Service patrol along the Ukraine-Belarus border, near the border
with Poland, in Volyn region, Ukraine November 16, 2021.)
The United States will finance
projects including surveillance and monitoring equipment to strengthen Ukraine's
borders with Russia and Belarus, amid continuing escalation with Moscow,
Ukraine's border service said on Tuesday. Kyiv accuses Moscow of massing tens
of thousands of troops near its borders in preparation for a possible
offensive. Russia denies planning any attack but accuses Ukraine and the United
States of destabilising behaviour, and has sought security guarantees against
NATO's eastward expansion. The border service said in a statement the projects
worth $20 million involved the purchase of video recording systems and drones,
as well as personal protective equipment for border guards. Ukraine, which
seeks to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), has since 2018
also received a series of consignments of U.S. ammunition and Javelin missiles,
prompting criticism from Moscow.
^ The US and other countries need
to help Ukraine protect itself from more Russian incursions and wars. ^
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