U.S. to send more nonlethal aid

WASHINGTON – The United States has announced it will send more nonlethal aid to Ukraine, including unarmed drones and Humvee vehicles. The White House released a statement on March 11 saying Vice-President Joe Biden had telephoned Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to inform him of the decision. Administration officials were quoted as saying the $75 million package includes unarmed Raven drones, which can be launched by hand, 30 heavily armored Humvees and 200 other regular Humvees, as well as radios, counter-mortar radars and other equipment. The armored Humvees were expected to be delivered within a few weeks but other equipment will take longer to arrive. (RFE/RL, based on reporting by Reuters, Agence France-Presse and the Associated Press)