Joe Biden vows to ‘quickly’ supply new military aid to Ukraine
US President Joe Biden has told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky he will “move quickly” to send Ukraine fresh military aid after US lawmakers passed a $61bn aid package.
The House of Representatives approved the bill on Saturday after months of political gridlock in the chamber.
The aid package comes just after Russian attacks destroyed a TV tower in Kharkiv. Footage shows the tower collapsing after Russian missiles slammed into it on Monday afternoon in the eastern Ukrainian city.
There were no casualties in the attack.
Kharkiv has been targeted in relentless air attacks by Russian forces in recent weeks. In a social media post after the attack, President Zelensky wrote that it was “Russia’s clear intention to make the city uninhabitable”.
He added that he had informed President Biden of the strike, which he said happened just before their call on Monday.
In a readout of the call released by the White House, President Biden said his administration had a “lasting commitment to supporting Ukraine as it defends its freedom against Russian aggression”.