Biden asks Congress for $33bn Ukraine aid package
President's request includes over $20bn in military aid, $8.5bn in economic aid to Kyiv and $3bn in humanitarian relief
Joe Biden has called for a giant $33bn package of military and economic aid to Ukraine, more than doubling the level of US assistance to date, in an emphatic rejection of Russian threats of reprisals and escalation.
A few hours after Biden spoke, Kyiv was shaken by two powerful cruise missile strikes, while the UN secretary general, Antonio Guterres, was visiting the Ukraine capital following a meeting with Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin.
More artillery and armored vehicles, as well as anti-tank missiles and anti-aircraft systems.
Help to build up Ukraine's cyber warfare capabilities.
More intelligence sharing.
Support to increase Ukraine's ability to produce munitions and strategic minerals.
Assistance in clearing landmines and other explosives and in Ukraine's defence against chemical, biological and dirty bomb attacks.
A further buildup in the US military presence on Nato's eastern flank.
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