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The U. S. administration is ready to lift the ban on new liquefied natural gas (LNG) export contracts in order to get Congressional approval for a new aid package for Ukraine.
The U. S. administration will continue to look for ways to provide emergency support to Ukraine in anticipation of Congressional approval of a larger aid package, as was the case last month with the Pentagon's $300 million emergency aid package.
The Biden administration is considering approving the sale of 50 F-15 fighter jets and missiles to Israel for $18 billion, potentially the largest deal since Hamas attacked Israel in October 2023.
The White House expects the House of Representatives to approve Biden's aid package for Ukraine without significant changes, despite House Speaker Mike Johnson pointing to potential "innovations" such as confiscation of Russian assets, loan assistance, and increased US energy exports.
Russia is using cryptocurrencies such as Tether to circumvent Western sanctions and buy dual-use goods that are imported and used to produce weapons to attack Ukraine.
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson plans to introduce an aid package for Ukraine with "important innovations" when the House returns from recess.
The United States plans to vote on providing aid to Ukraine after Congress returns from its Easter recess.
Ukraine can carry out limited offensive operations, but needs more weapons to drive out Russian occupiers, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told The Washington Post.
According to President Zelenskyy, without U. S. support, Ukraine will lack air defense, Patriot missiles, electronic warfare, and artillery shells, forcing it to retreat step by step.
American journalist Evan Gershkowitz was detained in russia on espionage charges, prompting condemnation from President Biden and other U. S. officials, who called it an unfair attempt to use Americans as bargaining chips.
According to President Zelenskyy, if Ukraine loses, Putin could launch an aggression against Kazakhstan, the Baltic states, Poland, and Germany and draw NATO into a war.
President Zelenskyy emphasized the critical importance of swift congressional approval of aid to Ukraine in a phone call with House Speaker Mike Johnson, discussing the intensification of Russian air strikes and the need to cut off Russia's funding sources.
Ukraine needs American Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems and more artillery to stabilize the situation at the front and repel another major Russian offensive, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
The US Congress has approved the sale of long-range cruise missiles, medium-range air-to-air missiles, and short-range air-to-air missiles to Poland, which will significantly enhance Poland's deterrence and defense capabilities.
Former U. S. Senator from Connecticut Joe Lieberman, who ran for vice president on the Democratic Party ticket with Al Gore in 2000 and then with Republican John McCain in 2008, dies.
According to a Bloomberg News and Morning Consult poll conducted in March, Biden is closing the gap with Trump in six swing states.
The United States is negotiating to increase purchases of explosives from Turkey to increase the production of artillery shells for Ukraine.
A Russian missile entered Polish airspace, and the Pentagon said it was ready to defend every inch of NATO territory in the event of an attack on an ally, while prioritizing the provision of necessary military assistance to Ukraine.
A cargo ship crashed into the Francis Scott Key Highway Bridge in Baltimore, causing the bridge to collapse and catch fire, and several construction workers to go missing.
Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba expressed concern that the actions of Western allies do not match their rhetoric, suggesting that they want Ukraine to fight with its hands tied behind its back by not providing enough weapons.
The White House accuses House Speaker Johnson of looking for excuses not to bring the Ukraine aid bill to a vote despite bipartisan support.
House Speaker Mike Johnson plans to bring up a bill to provide aid to Ukraine after the Easter recess, as stated by Republican Congressman Michael McCaul.
U. S. President Joe Biden signs a $1.2 trillion bill, calling on Congress to pass additional bipartisan legislation on national security and border security.
Putin is using every free minute while the US Congress refuses to approve additional aid to Ukraine, White House adviser John Kirby believes.
EU leaders have agreed to use money from frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine buy weapons, with the first €1 billion to be disbursed by July 1, reflecting the growing need due to the war in Ukraine.
Congressional Democrats are willing to support a loan to Ukraine if it helps break the deadlock, although they prefer a $60 billion emergency foreign aid package for Ukraine.
The US Congress is discussing various mechanisms to provide additional assistance to Ukraine, including the use of seized assets of Russian oligarchs, the provision of weapons and humanitarian aid separately or as a package, and the possibility of loans, although the details are still being discussed.
Amid Russia's missile attack on Kyiv, Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba called on the U. S. Congress to unblock aid to Ukraine to save lives, protect freedom and defeat Russian terror.
Ukraine's arms industry is rapidly producing ammunition, military equipment, missiles, and other goods needed for warfare, and production is expected to increase sixfold in 2023.
Mike Johnson, Speaker of the US House of Representatives, announced plans to invite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress to demonstrate solidarity and support for Israel.