KYIV, July 23 - The United States has decided to issue $200 million to Ukraine to strengthen security and defense in the 2018 budget year, the Ukrainian Embassy in the United States reported.

"The United States has decided to issue $200 million to Ukraine for strengthening security and defense in 2018. These funds will be used to provide our country with military equipment and services, logistics support and the training of the Ukrainian Armed Forces," reads a report on the embassy's Facebook page.