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US Senate Approves $95 Billion Aid Bill

par This Is Beirut, 13/02 20:01 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The US Senate approved a bill on Tuesday that would provide Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan with a total amount of $95 billion in financial aid, amid claims of the importance of adopting an isolationist stance first and foremost. The US Senate on Tuesday approved long-delayed funding for Ukraine's war effort, part of a foreign aid package that ...

EU Proposes Increased Military Aid for Ukraine

par This Is Beirut, 05/03 18:33 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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European Union officials revealed on Tuesday an ambitious plan to significantly increase weapons manufacturing and acquisition within the bloc. This initiative aims to reduce dependence on US arms and comes in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. EU officials unveiled on Tuesday an ambitious proposal to massively boost weapons production and ...

Washington Warns Kyiv of Uncertainty in Aid Timing

par This Is Beirut, 20/03 23:33 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A senior White House official in Kyiv stated on Wednesday that they were unable to foresee when the US Congress would approve a delayed $60-billion military aid package for Ukraine. A top White House official in Kyiv on Wednesday said he could not predict when the US Congress would pass a stalled $60-billion military aid package for Ukraine. The ...

US Sends to Ukraine Seized Iranian Weapons

par This Is Beirut, 09/04 19:12 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Washington has given Ukraine small arms and ammunition that were seized while being sent from Iranian forces to Tehran-backed insurgents in Yemen, the US military said on Tuesday. The transfer last week came as Ukraine suffers from significant shortages of ammunition and US Republican lawmakers block new aid, but it does not address Kyiv's need ...

Russia Strikes Historic Ukrainian City, Inflicting Dozens of Casualties

par This Is Beirut, 17/04 19:14 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Russian missiles struck Chernigiv on Wednesday, a historic city in Ukraine, inflicting many casualties. Ukrainian authorities have been urgently appealing to western allies, namely the United States, for additional military support, as the US Congress is set to discuss the aid bill to Ukraine on Saturday. Three Russian missiles crashed into ...

Pentagon Chief Calls for Additional Patriot Systems for Ukraine

par This Is Beirut, 30/04 20:30 - Reading : less than a minute

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US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Tuesday that he has been encouraging countries with Patriot missile systems to donate them to Ukraine, which appealed for more of the air defense batteries. "There are countries that have Patriots, and so what we're doing is continuing to engage those countries," Austin told a House Armed Services ...

US Releases $1.3 Billion in Egyptian Military Aid

par This Is Beirut, 13/09 13:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The US State Department said on Thursday it was unconditionally releasing $1.3 billion in military aid to Egypt, at a time when Cairo and Washington have been working closely on a Gaza ceasefire deal. Last year, the United States released part of this annual aid conditional on progress being made on respecting human rights in Egypt, a country ...

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