US To Provide $100 Million In Civilian Security Assistance To Ukraine

US said the move will assistance to build the capacity of the Ukrainian ministry of internal affairs with a view to aid "border security.

 The United States intends to provide Ukraine with an additional $100 million in civilian security assistance, the State Department said on Saturday.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement that the assistance would be to build the capacity of the Ukrainian ministry of internal affairs with a view to aid "border security, sustain civil law enforcement functions, and safeguard critical governmental infrastructure."

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