KIEV (Sputnik) — Earlier in the day, Poroshenko said that Kiev and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will prepare a comprehensive package of assistance to Ukraine at the NATO summit in Warsaw scheduled for July 8-9.
"335 million dollars from the United States are directed towards the allocation of this aid. This step is important in the context of the ongoing US Congress review of the bill for the additional allocation of 500 million dollars from the US. We sincerely look forward to further strengthening our cooperation," Poroshenko said.
Since 2014, the United States has been providing training and defensive military equipment to Ukraine’s security forces, and in late 2015 began training the country’s special forces.
The US Congress has pressed the White House to deliver offensive weapons to Ukraine, however, President Barack Obama has yet to provide such assistance.
