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US Prepares $39M in Anti-Tank Javelin Missiles for Ukraine

Peter Cobus

   This story originated in [1]VOA's Ukrainian Service.Some information is
   from AP.

   WASHINGTON -Congressional and State Department officials on Tuesday
   preliminarily approved a $39-million sale of shoulder-launched Javelin
   anti-tank missiles to Ukraine to help the country battle Russia-backed
   separatists.

   First reported by [2]Bloomberg News, the sale of 150 missiles and two
   additional launchers comes months after Ukraine requested the
   additional batch of Javelins earlier this year.

   Ukraine received its first batch of 200 Javelin missiles and 37 launch
   units in April 2018, a $47-million transaction that occurred under the
   administration of then-Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko.

   While officials told Bloomberg the impending $39-million sale is not
   linked to the military aid package that was delayed by President Donald
   Trump as he allegedly pressured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy
   to investigate a political rival, the sale follows the late-September
   release of a $391-million aid package that Ukrainian officials were
   obligated to spend by Sept. 30.

References

   1. http://ukrainian.voanews.com/
   2. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-01/state-department-backs-39-million-javelin-package-for-ukraine

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