U.S. to allocate $20 mln for Ukraine Army training, nonlethal aid

U.S. President Barack Obama delegated to the Secretary of State the authority to provide aid for Ukraine totaling $20 million in defense articles, military education and training, according to the Memorandum published on the White House’s website.

“I hearby delegate <…> the authority to direct the drawdown of up to $20 million in defense articles and services of the Department of Defense and military education and training to provide assistance for the Government of Ukraine,” reads the Memorandum.

Up to $1.5 million in nonlethal commodities and services from any agency of the United States Government are also to be drawn, according to the signed document.

Ukraine’s Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak and his American counterpart Ashton Carter did not discuss the issue of lethal aid to Ukraine during their meeting in Pentagon on September 25.