Skip next section UK’s Sunak to announce record military aid for Ukraine
04/23/2024April 23, 2024
UK’s Sunak to announce record military aid for Ukraine
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is expected to pledge a record package of military aid for Ukraine, in another boost toward Kyiv’s efforts to defend itself against Russia.
Sunak is traveling to Warsaw and Berlin to meet the leaders of Poland, Germany and NATO.
There, he will announce £500 million ($617 million) in and the UK’s largest ever donation of key equipment.
The announcement comes with a warning that “will not stop at the Polish border” if his assault on Ukraine is not foiled, Sunak says in a statement.
The British Prime Minister will first stop in Ukraine-neighboring Poland where he will meet with new Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and . Sunak will then travel to Germany for a one-on-one meeting with Olaf Scholz on Wednesday.
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Skip next section US Senate to vote on Ukraine aid package
04/23/2024April 23, 2024
US Senate to vote on Ukraine aid package
The US Senate is set to vote on a .
Its passage is highly likely after the House of Representatives approved the assistance with broad bipartisan support, albeit following months of wrangling.
outlines a massive $95 billion (€89 billion) in total military assistance to US allies. Of this, $61 billion (€57.2 billion) is for Ukraine. The bill is expected to land on President Joe Biden’s desk by the end of the week.
In a phone call on Monday, Biden vowed to that Kyiv could expect the assistance to arrive “quickly.”
Zelenskyy later said he was counting on the speedy delivery of a “powerful” aid shipment to strengthen Ukraine’s air defense as well as “long-range and artillery capabilities.”
Ukraine’s military is facing a shortage of weapons and new recruits as Moscow exerts constant pressure from the east.
Western military experts expect an increase in attacks from Russia. Washington-based think tank the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said it expects a spike in Russian missile and drone attacks after the US House of Representatives approved more aid for Ukraine.
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Skip next section More DW reporting on Russia’s war in Ukraine
04/23/2024April 23, 2024
More DW reporting on Russia’s war in Ukraine
Ukraine is scrambling to strengthen both its northern border with Russia and Belarus and its front-line defenses in the east and south ahead of a looming Russian summer offensive. In this video report, DW’s Anna Pshemyska went to look at the new fortifications in the north:
Without US support, Ukraine’s defenses would crumble. The situation on Ukraine’s front line is dramatic, an artillery officer .
mk/fb (AFP, AP, Reuters)
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