# U.S. and NATO allies pledge more arms to Ukraine Author: Pal Sinha, Barnali Author URL: https://financedigest.com/author/pal-sinha-barnali Published: 2022-04-07 Category: NEWS Category URL: https://financedigest.com/category/news Meta Title: US Sending New Weapon Systems to Ukraine Amid NATO Agreement Meta Description: Get the latest update on the US decision to send advanced weapon systems to Ukraine after NATO ministers agree to accelerate arms deliveries in response to URL: https://financedigest.com/u-s-and-nato-allies-pledge-more-arms-to-ukrainehtml ![undefined](https://prod.superblogcdn.com/site_cuid_cm5qst7v3003gwirgwqtxn8i8/images/2022-04-07t173439z5lynxnpei3606qrtroptp4ukraine-crisis-kuleba-truss-1736815892562-compressed.jpg) By Daphne Psaledakis and Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The United States will send new weapon systems to Ukraine, Washington’s top diplomat said on Thursday after NATO foreign ministers agreed to accelerate arms deliveries in response to Russia’s invasion. Urged by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba to end bureaucracy-driven delays, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States and 30 other countries were sending weapons to Ukraine and that that process would intensify. “We’re not going to let anything stand in the way of getting Ukrainians what they need, and what we believe, to be effective,” Blinken said. He spoke of “new systems” that have so far not been provided by NATO allies, but declined to go into details. NATO diplomats said that meant, in part, helping [Ukraine transition from its Soviet-era arsenal to more modern weapons](https://www.financedigest.com/south-korea-has-not-supplied-lethal-weapons-to-ukraine-president-says.html "South Korea has not supplied lethal weapons to Ukraine, president says"). Blinken said the [United States had already agreed](https://www.financedigest.com/vodafone-agrees-to-buy-masmovils-portugal-unit-nowo.html "Vodafone agrees to buy MasMovil’s Portugal unit Nowo") to send Kyiv anti-aircraft systems, shoulder-held anti-tank weapons and armoured vehicles. Asking for planes, land-based anti-ship missiles, armoured vehicles and [air defence](https://www.financedigest.com/taiwan-reports-chinas-largest-incursion-yet-to-air-defence-zone.html "Taiwan reports China’s largest incursion yet to air defence zone") systems, Kuleba made his plea to a special session at NATO headquarters. He addressed his counterparts from NATO’s 30 members plus the European Union, Finland, Sweden, Japan, New [Zealand and Australia](https://www.financedigest.com/organic-expansion-to-run-through-the-australia-new-zealand-herbal-supplements-market.html "Organic Expansion To Run Through The Australia New Zealand Herbal Supplements Market"), urging Germany in particular to speed up deliveries, saying procedures were taking too long in Berlin. I think the [deal that Ukraine](https://www.financedigest.com/gazprom-gas-cut-tempers-economic-hopes-after-ukraine-grain-deal.html "Gazprom gas cut tempers economic hopes after Ukraine grain deal") is offering is fair. You give us weapons, we sacrifice our lives, and the [war is contained in Ukraine,”](https://www.financedigest.com/euro-zone-economy-sentiment-rises-in-dec-first-time-since-start-of-ukraine-war.html "Euro zone economy sentiment rises in Dec, first time since start of Ukraine war") Kuleba said. After six weeks of a war that Moscow describes as a “special military operation”, Ukraine [says Russia continues to shell eastern cities following its forces’](https://www.financedigest.com/britain-says-it-is-committed-to-leading-a-nato-task-force-in-2024.html "Britain says it is committed to leading a NATO task force in 2024") withdrawal from around Kyiv. Kuleba also reiterated a [demand that the EU stop buying Russian oil](https://www.financedigest.com/oil-falls-on-demand-worry-as-fed-make-or-break-moment-approaches.html "Oil falls on demand worry as Fed ‘make or break moment’ approaches") and gas, as the bloc promised a fifth round of sanctions against Moscow by Friday. We will continue to insist on a full [oil and gas embargo,”](https://www.financedigest.com/russian-urals-crude-oil-prices-jump-ahead-of-eu-embargo.html "Russian Urals crude oil prices jump ahead of EU embargo") Kuleba said. ‘PUTIN’S CALCULUS’ Outrage over killings of civilians in the [Ukrainian town of Bucha near Kyiv – where Russia denies any wrongdoing and says](https://www.financedigest.com/turkey-says-five-more-grain-ships-leave-ukrainian-ports.html "Turkey says five more grain ships leave Ukrainian ports") evidence was fabricated – appears to have galvanised Western support. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said a fifth package of sanctions, including a ban on coal, would be agreed on Thursday or Friday, while EU lawmakers [voted in a non-binding resolution](https://www.financedigest.com/hsbc-board-recommends-shareholders-vote-against-spin-off-resolution.html "HSBC board recommends shareholders vote against spin-off resolution") for “an immediate full embargo” on Russian energy imports. But Blinken, while saying he had a strong sense that [Europeans were committed to ending](https://www.financedigest.com/european-shares-end-higher-on-china-recovery-optimism.html "European shares end higher on China recovery optimism") their dependency on Russian energy, also conceded that that could not be as quick as “flipping a light switch. The bloc’s high level of dependency on Russian oil and particularly gas makes a broader energy embargo – which would [cut off a significant source of revenue for Moscow’s war – unlikely for the time](https://www.financedigest.com/britains-purplebricks-to-cut-more-than-10-of-jobs-the-times.html "Britain’s Purplebricks to cut more than 10% of jobs – The Times") being. Blinken said [reports of rape and executions in Bucha would not impact](https://www.financedigest.com/uk-report-warns-of-impact-of-islamist-groups-in-prisons.html "UK report warns of impact of Islamist groups in prisons") peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia as much as whether Moscow thought peace was worth pursuing. “I don’t think in a sense, Bucha has anything to do with that. It has everything to do with what President (Vladimir) Putin’s calculus is, what he decides,” Blinken said. (Reporting by Robin Emmott; additional reporting by William James, Editing by Clarence Fernandez and John Stonestreet) --- This blog is powered by Superblog. Visit https://superblog.ai to know more. ---