Vice President Joe Biden, who is likely to be Trump’s top challenger in the 2020 U.S. Trump responded by asking Zelensky to investigate Hunter Biden, the son of former U.S. The administration lifted the hold on that sale, originally approved in June, on September 11 following backlash from Congress, Politico reported.ĭuring the call, Zelensky reiterated his government’s desire to purchase more Javelin anti-tank shoulder-fired missile launchers.
The Javelin purchase is in addition to, but separate from a previous $250 million military aid package that President Donald Trump withheld in June before asking Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky for a “favor” in a July 25 phone call that has triggered an impeachment inquiry in the U.S. The State Department formally authorized the sale with the informal approval of Congress, Bloomberg first reported on Tuesday. “The Javelin system will help Ukraine build its long-term defense capacity to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity in order to meet its national defense requirements,” DSCA said. The total estimated cost is not to exceed $39.2 million, the release said. Ukraine requested to buy 150 Javelin missiles and 10 Javelin Command Launch Units, training devices, support equipment, training and support services, and other related elements, DSCA said in a release. has approved Ukraine’s purchase of Javelin missiles and launch units at an estimated cost of nearly $40 million, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said on Thursday, October 3.
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