Ukraine’s president will meet with Justin Trudeau in Ottawa; Zelenskiy shores up support in White House meeting with Biden
The announcement of a new $325m US military aid package for Ukraine comes as officials in a town west of Donetsk near Ukraine’s eastern front says that 13 people were, including one pulled out from under rubble, in Russian strikes on Thursday evening.Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, visited the US Capitol, Pentagon and the White House on Thursday.
Zelenskiy told senators that military aid was crucial to Ukraine’s war effort, majority leader Chuck Schumer said after a briefing which took place behind closed doorsBiden assured Zelenskiy that strong US support for his war to repel Russian invaders would be maintained. “Together with our partners and allies, the American people are determined to see to it to that [we do] all we can to ensure that the world stands with you,” Biden told him.
A new US military aid package for Ukraine worth $325m will include air defence systems and the second tranche of cluster munitions fired by a 155mm Howitzer cannon,
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