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US announces $2bn in new aid for Ukraine as Russian forces advance

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, right, and Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba walk with bunches of red roses past the Memory Wall of Fallen Defenders of Ukraine outside the Saint Michael's Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 15, 2024 [Brendan Smialowski/Reuters]

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has announced $2bn in additional military aid for Ukraine as he visits the country at a crucial phase in the war, with Russia striking deeper into Ukrainian territory and claiming to have seized three more settlements.

Speaking at a joint news conference in Kyiv alongside Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Wednesday, Blinken said the support, which comes on top of $61bn in US support approved by Congress last month, would be aimed at investing in Ukraine’s industrial base.

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