the US Senate approved a $95bn (\u00a375bn) foreign aid package<\/a> – which includes $60bn for Ukraine – after months of political wrangling. But it still faces an uphill battle in the House of Representatives, where members of the Republican Party are divided on the measure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n“Look, the Ukrainian people have fought so bravely and heroically, they’ve put so much on the line and the idea that now, when they’re running out of ammunition, we’d walk away – I find it absurd,” Mr Biden told reporters following his call with Mr Zelensky on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I find it unethical, I find it just contrary to everything we are as a country”, he added. “So I’m going to fight until we get them the ammunition they need and the capacity they need to defend themselves.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Ukrainian president also urged US lawmakers to approve the financial package.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I am glad that I can count on the full support of the American president,” he posted on Telegram.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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