Ukraine Latest: US Will Provide $325 Million More in Weapons

The Chinese government <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbDocId":"RTD0CWT1UM0Z","_id":"00000187-9cd7-dd7f-a7af-dfff46f00000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">denied reports in western media that the country has exported drones to aid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as groundless – and accused the US of engaging in the spread of “fake information.”

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The Biden administration announced a new package of weapons for Ukraine valued at as much as $325 million to be taken from US stockpiles, the 36th such drawdown.

Key Developments

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