Biden praises Lockheed workers for making weapons for ‘Ukrainian heroes’

President says production of Javelin anti-tank missiles in Alabama critical to war effort, as he urges Congress to approve $33bn in aid

Joe Biden on Tuesday told assembly-line workers at an Alabama factory that the weapons they are crafting are going into the hands of Ukrainian heroes" on the front lines of the effort to repel Russian forces.

The US president praised the employees of the Lockheed Martin plant that manufactures Javelin anti-tank missiles, saying their work was critical to the Ukrainian war effort and to the defense of democracy itself.