CORRECTED-U.S. State Department backs missile sale to Ukraine -statement


Reuters | Washington DC | Updated: 04-10-2019 01:02 IST | Created: 04-10-2019 01:00 IST
CORRECTED-U.S. State Department backs missile sale to Ukraine -statement
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The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of 150 Raytheon Co Javelin missiles and related equipment worth up to $39.2 million to Ukraine, the Defense Department said in a statement on Thursday.

The type of missiles was mentioned in a July 25 call between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that has prompted a congressional impeachment inquiry against Trump. The sale is to be funded with Ukrainian government funds, not U.S. funds and was finalized before the leaders' conversation.

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