Key takeaways from Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken's visit to Kyiv:
- Meetings with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, and Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba to underscore unwavering U.S. support for Ukraine’s defense of its sovereign territory and the people of Ukraine against Russia’s ongoing aggression;
- Participation at the first panel of
#flgsummit2023 "Mental Health: Balancing Resilience and Fragility";
- An additional drawdown of up to
$175 million from DoD stocks that will be provided under drawdowns previously directed for Ukraine. Capabilities in this security assistance includes air defense system components, Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems for HIMARS, munitions, ammunition, and communications systems;
- $600 million through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) includes equipment to augment Ukraine's air defenses, artillery munitions, and other capabilities;
- $100 million in Foreign Military Financing to support longer-term military requirements;
- $90.5 million in humanitarian demining assistance;
$300 million to support law enforcement efforts to restore and maintain law and order in liberated areas, including cities and towns facing continuous shelling by Russia;
- $206 million in humanitarian assistance to provide critical support including food, water, and shelter to those in Ukraine and those forced to flee to neighboring countries.
- $5.4 million in forfeited oligarch assets to support veteran reintegration and rehabilitation;
- $203 million for support to transparency and accountability of institutions, bolstering key reform efforts related to anti-corruption, rule of law and the justice sector; and to build capacity to investigate and prosecute war crimes committed by Russia.