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Russia-Ukraine latest updates: Biden announces military aid

United States Ukraine Russia Kyiv State Department Emmanuel Macron Ned Price Volodymyr Zelenksyy Dmytro Kuleba Joe Biden
A Ukrainian serviceman stands next to a BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launch system, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine April 20, 2022 [Serhii Nuzhnenko/Reuters]
  • Germany’s foreign minister accuses Russia of attempting to “extinguish civilisation” in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region.
  • US President Joe Biden announces a new $700m military aid package for Ukraine that includes the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS), a move the Kremlin warns will add “fuel to the fire” and increase the risk of a direct confrontation with Washington.
  • Russian forces have seized control of most of the eastern Ukrainian city of Severodonetsk, according to a local official.
  • Pope Francis appeals to Russia to lift the blockade on Ukrainian wheat exports via the country’s ports, saying the food cannot be used as a “weapon of war”.

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