The new aid package includes weapons that will be pulled from existing US stockpiles, including air defence interceptors for National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems and munitions for HIMARS rocket systems.
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00:00The Pentagon has said it will send $425 million in military aid to Ukraine as Kiev prepares
00:08to face Russian forces augmented by more than 10,000 North Korean troops.
00:14The new aid package includes air defense interceptors for National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile
00:19Systems and munitions for the HIMARS rocket system.
00:23Meanwhile, Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico has pushed back against Western military
00:28support for Ukraine.
00:29He accused European countries of not being interested in a peaceful resolution to the
00:34war and said providing Kiev with weapons only prolongs the fighting.
00:38But in the Latvian capital Riga, Estonia's Prime Minister Kristin Michal urged European
00:44countries to follow the Baltic example by providing Kiev with the means to win the war.
00:49In 2024, Estonia pledged more than 100 million euros in military aid for Ukraine, with Latvia
00:55promising 112 million.
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