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13/12/2024December 13, 2024The United States announces a $500 million military aid program

The United States announced an additional $500 million ($478 million) in military aid to Ukraine.

The package included, among other aid, munitions for the High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) and high-velocity anti-radiation missiles (HARM), US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.

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“The United States is providing another significant batch of urgently needed weapons and equipment to our Ukrainian partners as they defend against ongoing Russian attacks,” Blinken said in a statement.

Washington announced ten days ago that it would send missiles, munitions, antipersonnel mines and other weapons worth $725 million to Ukraine.

Just a few days ago, the United States announced an aid package worth approximately $988 million.

U.S. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said President Joe Biden has “made clear that we will continue to provide additional measures through the end of this administration.”

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Skip to next section NATO should 'boost' defense spending, says Rutte

12/12/2024December 12, 2024NATO should 'boost' defense spending, says Rutte

NATO chief Mark Rutte said the US-led transatlantic alliance was not ready to deal with the threats it would face from Russia in the coming years and called for a shift towards a war mentality, with much higher defense spending.

Russia is preparing for a long-term confrontation, with Ukraine and with us, Rutte said in a speech in Brussels, adding that the alliance is not ready for what awaits it in the next four to five years.

“It’s time to shift to a war mentality and boost our defense production and spending.”

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Skip to next section Christmas ceasefire proposal negotiated by Orban and rejected by Ukraine

12/12/2024December 12, 2024Christmas ceasefire proposal negotiated by Orban rejected by Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin supports Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's efforts to achieve a Christmas ceasefire in Ukraine and an exchange of prisoners of war, the Kremlin said.

Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine has killed tens of thousands, displaced millions and sparked the biggest crisis in relations between Moscow and the West since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.

“The Russian side fully supports Orban's efforts to find a peaceful settlement and resolve humanitarian issues related to the prisoner exchange,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

However, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy rejected the plan, while criticizing Orban for undermining Western unity.

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Skip to next section US President-elect Trump calls Ukraine's use of US missiles in Russia 'crazy'

12/12/2024December 12, 2024US President-elect Trump calls Ukraine's use of US missiles in Russia 'crazy'

US President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday he “disagrees very vehemently” with Joe Biden's policy change allowing Ukraine to fire US-made missiles at Russia.

“It's crazy what's happening,” Trump said, “why are we doing this? We're just escalating this war and making it worse. This shouldn't have been allowed to happen.”

President Biden lifted the ban last month, when North Korea sent some 15,000 troops to the front lines to support its ally Russia.

Trump, also a fan of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has repeatedly said he will end the war as soon as he takes office, but has given no indication of how he plans to do so.

After meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Paris on Saturday, Trump said far too many people were dying in the war Putin started by invading neighboring Ukraine on February 24, 2022.

Trump said: “I speak to both sides. It's really a win-win for both sides to get things done.”

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