Blinken: I support provision of lethal weapons to Ukraine
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Nominee for U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has reaffirmed the Joe Biden administration's commitment to providing lethal weapons to Ukraine.
He said this during a hearing in the U.S. Senate in response to a question from Republican Senator Ron Johnson, Ukrinform's own correspondent reports.

“One of the things that Congress has done unanimously is that we have allocated $300 million to provide Ukraine with lethal weapons,” the senator said. He stressed that the Obama administration failed to implement this initiative - unlike the Trump administration.

Asked whether he continues to disagree on the provision of these defensive weapons, Blinken replied: "Senator, I support the provision of lethal defensive weapons to Ukraine."