The US president, Joe Biden, announced that the US will provide another $800m military assistance package to Ukraine to “to further augment Ukraine’s ability to fight in the east, in the Donbas region”. The package will include heavy artillery weapons, dozens of Howitzers and 144,000 rounds of ammunition and tactical drones. Biden also announced that the US will accept up to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees under a new programme.

Source: The Guardian April 21, 2022 22:41 UTC