Twenty countries announced new security assistance packages for Ukraine during a meeting with allies aimed at coordinating arms for Kyiv, the US secretary of defence, Lloyd Austin, said.
Among the countries that announced new packages were Italy, Denmark, Greece, Norway and Poland, Austin said at a news conference at the conclusion of the virtual meeting.
The new security packages included “donating critically needed artillery ammunition, coastal defence systems and tanks and other armoured vehicles”, he said.
Denmark agreed to provide a harpoon launcher and missiles to “help Ukraine defend its coast”, he said.
The Czech Republic agreed to send “substantial support” to Kyiv including “a recent donation of attack helicopters, tanks and rocket systems,” he added.
Other countries came forward “with new commitments for training Ukraine’s forces and sustaining its military systems”, he said.
Austin said: “Everyone here understands the stakes of this war.”