The new package includes drones - which the president said showed America’s “commitment to send in our most cutting-edge systems to Ukraine for its defence”. In just a few months’ time, the COVID-19 crisis has brought about years of change in the way companies in all sectors and regions do business. “We’re going to give Ukraine the army to fight and defend themselves through all the difficult days ahead,” he said. While Biden has refused to entertain US troops on the ground, or enforcing a no-fly zone over Ukraine, he signed an $800mn security aid package on Wednesday that sharply increased the military help for Kyiv. US president Joe Biden has approved a package of new military aid for Ukraine including anti-aircraft weapons and drones in order to bolster the country’s defences against Russia’s invasion.īiden’s move followed a gut-wrenching appeal earlier on Wednesday from Zelensky for members of Congress and Biden to help his country as it fights back against Russia’s assault. Ukraine has refused but was willing to compartmentalise the issue, Podolyak said. The biggest sticking point remains Russia’s demand that Ukraine recognise its 2014 annexation of Crimea and the independence of two separatist statelets in the eastern Donbas border region. As soon as a serious war began in Europe, Nato quickly stepped aside,” Podolyak said. “There is no effective system of European security now, which would be moderated by Nato. Though Ukraine’s constitution commits it to seek membership of Nato, Zelensky and his aides have increasingly played down the country’s chances of joining the transatlantic military alliance, a prospect that Russia sees as a provocation.
Local officials in the besieged city of Mariupol said Russian troops bombed and destroyed a theatre, where hundreds of people had taken shelter. But he said the US wanted to see “de-escalation” from Russia and there was no “tangible indication” that Putin was “changing course”.ĭespite the progress in peace talks, Ukraine’s cities came under heavy shelling for a third consecutive night while Kyiv said it was launching a counter-offensive against Russian invaders. On Wednesday Ned Price, the US state department spokesperson, told reporters that Washington welcomed the expressions of hope and optimism about the diplomatic talks between Russian and Ukraine. Sergei Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister, said that “absolutely specific wordings” were “close to being agreed” in the negotiations. “This option is really being discussed now, and is one that can be considered neutral,” said Peskov.
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