US commits to more aid to Ukraine before Trump’s term

US commits to more aid to Ukraine before Trump’s term

The United States has announced a new $725 million military aid package for Ukraine to help in its fight against Russia. The shipment of landmines and ammunition is the latest from the Biden administration as it works to provide extra assistance to the war-torn nation before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. Benji Hyer reports.

December 4, 2024 21

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Biden allows Ukraine to use long-range US missile in Russia for first time

US President Joseph Biden is, for the first time, allowing Ukraine to use American-made long range weapons to strike inside Russian territory, according to US media citing unnamed sources. This would be a policy u-turn with major implications, as our Washington correspondent Jagruti Dave reports.

November 18, 2024 16

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EU finds loophole to bypass Hungary veto

The EU has found a legal way around Hungary's veto on using frozen Russian assets to purchase weapons for Ukraine. According to the Financial Times, Hungary's abstention from an earlier EU agreement this year has created a loophole, allowing Brussels to allocate these funds for military purposes. Pablo Gutierrez, reports.

June 24, 2024 37

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US ships secretly missiles to Ukraine

According to a report by the New York Times, the US secretly shipped 100 long-range ATACMS missiles to Ukraine in March, some of which were immediately deployed to strike Russian military targets. Megumi Lim reports.

April 25, 2024 47

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Ukraine war: Russia’s Baltic neighbours to create massive border defences as Trump continues undermining Nato

By Natasha Lindstaedt, University of Essex With Donald Trump leading in many of the polls for the upcoming US presidential election, his comments about global security and foreign policy have to be taken seriously. In February, Trump flippantly remarked that he would encourage Russia to do whatever it wanted to Nato states that failed to pay their bills. In a follow-up interview on GB News this week […]

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