Milley: Ukraine to keep getting "significant" support
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The US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff uses D-Day celebrations to announce that Ukraine will get more support in the battle for Donbass.
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Mark Milley delivering his speech during the 78th anniversary of D-Day (AP)
US Army General Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said on Monday that the US and its allies will continue to provide Ukraine with "significant" support.
Comparing the sacrifices of Allied soldiers over the Nazis with the conflict in Ukraine, Milley said that support for Ukraine will continue out of respect for the legacy of D-Day soldiers.
In an interview with the Associated Press, Milley said that Russia's war on Ukraine "undermines the rules established by Allied countries after the end of World War II."
One fundamental rule of this "global rules-based order," Milley said, is that "countries cannot attack other countries with their military forces in acts of aggression unless it’s an act of pure self-defense."
When asked about whether Ukraine is getting enough support, Milley drew attention to the battle in Donbass, calling it "very, very significant," before adding, “I think that the United States and the allied countries are providing a significant amount of support to Ukraine, and that will continue,” without elaborating.
Last week, Biden revealed in an op-ed for The Washington Post that he has made the decision to send Ukraine more advanced weapons as part of a $700 million package of weapons, which includes "Javelin anti-tank missiles, Stinger antiaircraft missiles, powerful artillery and precision rocket systems, radars, unmanned aerial vehicles, Mi-17 helicopters and ammunition," but most importantly, the M142 Himars, which have a range of approximately 77 km.
