US confirms full resumption of arms supplies to Ukraine – CNN
Photo: Weapons from the United States are once again being shipped into Ukraine (Getty Images)
The flow of weapons and intelligence sharing between the US and Ukraine has been fully restored, an American official said, CNN reports.
According to the outlet, American weapons are once again being shipped into Ukraine, and intelligence sharing between the two countries has been fully restored after the meeting between US and Ukrainian officials in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, March 11.
An unnamed US official told CNN that artillery shells, anti-tank weapons, and ammunition for HIMARS rocket systems are being sent to Ukraine as part of aid packages approved by the Biden administration. The official also noted that American contractors in Ukraine, responsible for maintenance, training, and support of more advanced weapon systems, have resumed their work. However, it remains unclear whether they left Ukraine during the aid suspension or remained in the country.
Some weapons had been stored in Poland before being shipped to Ukraine. Poland confirmed today that US military aid deliveries to Ukraine have resumed. Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski stated that the supply of American aid to Ukraine, which passes through the Polish logistics hub in Rzeszów-Jasionka, has returned to pre-pause levels.
Suspension of US-Ukraine aid and intelligence sharing
Earlier, it became known that the US had suspended the supply of weapons and intelligence-sharing with Ukraine.
Specifically, about a week ago, reports emerged from Poland stating that the US had halted military aid deliveries through the local hub. At the time, the country's Prime Minister Donald Tusk described the situation as serious.
The resumption of aid deliveries and the renewal of the exchange of important intelligence information was achieved after hours of talks between the United States and Ukraine in Saudi Arabia on March 11.
