Will New US-Provided Ammo, Missiles & Air Defenses Save Ukraine?

By Olawale Abaire, Warrior Editorial Fellow

The U.S. administration is on the brink of dispatching essential military resources to Ukraine following the approval of a supplementary budget bill by the House of Representatives, as stated by Pentagon Press Secretary and Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder. The bill awaits the Senate’s endorsement and President Joe Biden’s final signature.

Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III highlighted the resolve of the U.S. and its allies in standing against aggression and maintaining global security as Maj. Gen. Ryder stated;

“We will continue to explore options to ensure that we can continue to conduct the kinds of counterterrorism advising, assisting and operations that we need to”.

Maj. Gen. Ryder further emphasized that this move contradicts Russian President Vladimir Putin’s assumption that the coalition supporting Ukraine would disintegrate. The Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., the Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, will preside over the 21st meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group. Ryder notes that the international community’s support for Ukraine has only grown stronger over time, contrary to Russia’s expectations.

The group, comprising 50 nations, has remained steadfast in its opposition to Putin’s invasion. Ryder highlights the expansion of the NATO alliance for collective defense, underlining the global consensus that Ukraine’s security is important to the security of all nations.

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