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Biden announces ‘surge’ in military aid for Ukraine

US President Joe Biden will host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House [File: Alessandro Garofalo/Reuters]

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”.

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