Blinken: ‘We’ve now managed on the basis of the frozen sovereign assets, the Russian assets that are frozen, to get $50 billion to Ukraine that will be going out the door in the coming weeks, both from the United States and Europe.’



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  2. [Transcript](https://www.state.gov/secretary-antony-j-blinken-at-a-press-availability-55/) excerpt:

    ***QUESTION****: […] Can you please tell which diplomatic measures to strengthen Ukrainian positions before the hypothetical talks with Russia, Moscow – did you discuss yesterday with Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, with other ministers, if you discussed any?*

    ***SECRETARY BLINKEN****: A big part of our focus here at NATO – conversations we had in the – with the North Atlantic Council, with the NATO-Ukraine Council, in many conversations that we’ve had individually – has been focused on everything we need to do to further strengthen Ukraine as it heads into the new year. And as I mentioned, we’re focused in very practical, concrete ways really on three things.*

    *Making sure that it has the money, the resources it needs to sustain its economy and to sustain its defense – we’ve now managed on the basis of the frozen sovereign assets, the Russian assets that are frozen, to get $50 billion to Ukraine that will be going out the door in the next – in the coming weeks, both from the United States and Europe. And that will carry Ukraine for some time into next year.*

    *Second, munitions and everything that goes with that – whether it’s air defenses, whether it’s missiles, whether it’s armored vehicles. We’re working in a very determined way, again, to make sure for many months ahead that Ukraine will have what it needs. The United States is pushing out the door everything that we can.*

    *But beyond that, we have this process long established – Secretary Austin established at Ramstein – to make sure that we’re fully coordinated with allies and partners. And that’s exactly what we’re doing. And we spent time, again, talking about what the needs are and how each of us can play a part in filling them.*

    *And then finally, mobilization. This is critical, because with – even with the money, even with the munitions, there have to be people on the front lines to deal with the Russian aggression. Ukraine has hard decisions to make about further mobilization, but these are necessary decisions.*

    *We have a commitment, though. For every person, every soldier that Ukraine mobilizes, we’re committed to making sure that they have the training and the equipment they need to effectively defend the country. […]*

  3. “In the Coming Days”, a future docuseries on how the West failed Ukraine.

  4. Finally. Seriously, this has taken way too long. Let’s hope that this fund does come through, cause Ukraine really needs to afford buying ammunition, above all else.

  5. Yeah, Tony … Hurry up before your uselessness expires completely.

  6. It’s mostly europe though, why is he saying it like it is from US?

  7. Considering Zelensky’s comments regarding the unequipped brigades, hopefully this becomes a reality:

    >*making sure that they have the training and the equipment they need*

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