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EXPLAINER: How the latest US aid makes Ukraine stronger

The presence of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Washington puts a dramatic exclamation point on the Biden administration’s latest announcement of military aid to the war-torn nation

The Independent UK

Why the US sending Patriot air-defence systems to Ukraine isn't just about hitting Russian missiles

The Biden administration has finally agreed to send its most advanced air-defence system to Ukraine to help repel Russian aerial attacks. But analysts say the move is less about weapons and missiles, and much more about politics.

ABC News

Ukraine's Zelenskyy pleads with Congress for more military aid - Roll Call

Ukrainian President Zelensky, in a rare joint address to Congress by a foreign leader, pleaded for more military aid to counter Russia.

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Zelensky describes ‘just peace’ with Russia as a refusal to compromise at White House presser

Appearance with Biden is Ukrainian president’s first outside of his country since invasion began

The Independent UK

Analysis: Biden, Zelenskyy try to keep Congress from balking

Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s dramatic visit to Washington is a moment for the White House to demonstrate to Russia’s Vladimir Putin that the United States will sustain its commitment to the war for “as long as it takes.”

The Independent UK

Russia jails nine Jehovah's Witnesses adherents in two-day period - group

A court in Russia's far east on Wednesday sentenced five Jehovah's Witnesses to more than six years in prison, just two days after four other believers were also sent to jail, the religious group said.

Reuters

Volodymyr Zelensky tells US Congress Ukraine is ‘alive and kicking’ and will never surrender

Ukraine’s leader addressed Congress in impassioned speech after meeting with president Joe Biden on historic visit to the US

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Ukraine's Zelenskiy appeals for bipartisan support in speech to U.S. Congress

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told the U.S. Congress on Wednesday that the tens of billions of dollars of aid it had approved to help it fight a Russian invasion was not charity, but an investment in global security.

Reuters

Biden hits Russia's Wagner group with tough new export curbs

The Biden administration on Wednesday unveiled new curbs on technology exports to Russia's Wagner military group, in a bid to further choke off supplies to the contractor over its role in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

Marjorie Taylor Greene, Donald Trump Jr. and other MAGA Republicans slam Zelenskyy as ‘welfare queen’ amid US visit

Right-wing Republicans slammed aid to Ukraine even as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in the U.S. Wednesday for a historic visit seeking more help to repel the brutal Russian invasion.

Tribune News Service

Zelenskiy gives Biden military medal from HIMARS unit captain

U.S. President Joe Biden welcomed Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy to the White House on Wednesday with renewed assurances of American support for Ukraine's defense against a Russian onslaught.

Reuters

Griner urges supporters to contact Whelan, help Americans detained abroad

U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner called on her supporters to write letters to Paul Whelan, the former U.S. Marine held in Russia, days after she was released from a Russian penal colony as part of a prisoner swap.

Reuters

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits Joe Biden, US Congress in first international visit since Russia's invasion — as it happened

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has addressed the United States Congress after meeting with US President Joe Biden. Look back on Thursday's updates.

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Explainer-What is the Patriot missile defense system?

Ahead of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's visit to Washington on Wednesday, the Biden administration said it would provide another $1.85 billion in military aid to Ukraine, including the Patriot air defense system that the Ukrainian leader has said his country urgently needs to fend off Russian attacks.

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For Biden and Zelenskiy, U.S. visit highlights trust after friction

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden in Washington on Wednesday marks a high point in ties between Ukraine and its most important ally, putting the spotlight on a relationship strengthened by Russia's invasion, but not without some friction along the way.

Foreign Policy

Europe Is Learning to Live Without Russian Energy

Russian President Vladimir Putin played the energy card on Europe to undercut Ukraine. Europe called his bluff.

Reuters

Russia readies for another U.N. fight over Syria aid deliveries

Russia laid the groundwork on Wednesday for another fight over whether the U.N. Security Council should renew approval of humanitarian aid deliveries from Turkey to about 4 million people in northwestern Syria, which is due to expire on Jan. 10.

The Independent UK

Senate confirms new U.S. ambassador to Russia

The Senate has voted overwhelmingly to confirm the new U.S. ambassador to Russia

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Zelenskyy confident US support for Ukraine will continue

After meeting Joe Biden at the White House, Ukrainian president hails Washington’s ‘bipartisan’ backing for Kyiv.

Reuters

Ukraine's Zelenskiy arrives in United States -U.S. official

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrived in the United States on Wednesday, a U.S. official said, to meet with President Joe Biden and address Congress in his first foreign visit since the Russian invasion.

Axios

Zelensky to America: "Russian tyranny has lost control over us"

Zelensky will meet with Biden and address a joint session of Congress.

Reuters

Moscow protests to France over comments about attack on Russian official in Africa

Russia's foreign ministry in a statement on Wednesday said it had summoned the French ambassador and lodged "a strong protest" over comments about an assassination attempt on a Russian official in the Central African Republic.

Evening Standard

When is Zelensky travelling from Ukraine to the US and what will he do there?

It is the first time the Ukrainian president has left his country since Russia invaded in February

France 24

Will Russia launch a winter offensive in Ukraine?

President Volodymyr Zelensky visits Washington on Wednesday with the US announcing it will send Ukraine Patriot missiles. The announcement looks like a response to Ukrainian fears of a Russian winter offensive – fears that have surprised some observers, given the damage suffered by the Russian military. But analysts warn that…

Reuters

Russia proposes 30% increase in size of armed forces

Russian President Vladimir Putin gave his backing on Wednesday to a plan to boost the size of the armed forces by more than 30% as he said Moscow needed to learn from and fix the problems it had suffered in Ukraine.

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