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US defence chief visits Kyiv, announces $100m military aid package

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin shake hands [Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP Photo]

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has made a surprise visit to Kyiv where he unveiled a new military aid package for Ukraine worth $100m.

Austin, on his first trip to Kyiv since April 2022, met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as well as Defence Minister Rustem Umerov and Commander-in-Chief General Valerii Zaluzhnyi on Monday and promised the long-term support of the United States.

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