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Sasha Petrova, Ali Harb, Virginia Pietromarchi, Usaid Siddiqui

Russia-Ukraine latest updates: US Congress passes aid package

Antonio Guterres Ukraine Antony Blinken Russia NATO Jake Sullivan Finland Sweden Eduardo Munoz Joe Biden
The US will send more military equipment to Ukraine as part of the new aid package [File: Efrem Lukatsky/AP Photo]
  • The US Senate has overwhelmingly approved a $40bn infusion of military and economic aid for Ukraine and its allies.
  • Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says ‘no’ to Sweden and Finland joining NATO, as Turkish officials emphasised Ankara’s security concerns.
  • Russia claims that 771 Ukrainian fighters have surrendered in the past 24 hours, bringing the total who have laid down arms since Monday to more than 1,700.
  • The Red Cross has registered hundreds of Ukrainian prisoners of war in the past two days and is calling to interview them “without witnesses” as per the Geneva Conventions.

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