
United States President Joe Biden has said that he will provide Ukraine with military aid totalling nearly $8bn ahead of a meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Biden announced the “surge in security assistance” for Ukraine on Thursday, saying that the aid would be provided in two tranches of $5.5bn and $2.4bn, the package including the provision of Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) munitions to “enhance Ukraine’s long-range strike capabilities”.