(Associated Press)
The United States will provide Ukraine with “new capabilities,” including artillery and missile systems, armored personnel carriers and helicopters, as part of a $ 800 million defense aid package to help Ukraine repel escalating Russian attacks in the region. President Joe Biden. . In a statement, Biden said he had briefed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the upcoming arms shipment during a teleconference conference between the two leaders on Wednesday. Biden said: “The Ukrainian army has used the weapons we provide with disastrous results. “As Russia prepares to step up its offensive in the Donbas region, the United States will continue to provide Ukraine with the means to defend itself.” Mr Biden, meanwhile, described the actions of Vladimir Putin’s army in Ukraine as “genocidal” for the first time. Speaking in Iowa on gas prices, the president said: “Your family budget, your ability to fill your tank – none of this should depend on whether a dictator declares war and commits genocide half the world. away”.
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Biden authorizes “new capabilities” for Ukrainian forces
President Joe Biden has informed Ukrainian Volodymyr Zelensky that the United States will provide the Ukrainian Defense Forces with “new capabilities”, including artillery and missile systems, armored personnel carriers and helicopters, as part of a $ 800 aid package to help . “This new aid package will contain many of the highly effective weapons systems we have already provided and new capabilities adapted to the wider attack that Russia expects to launch in eastern Ukraine,” he said. Read the full story here: Maroosha Muzaffar14 April 2022 06:10 1649914227
Biden: Putin is trying to “disappear” Ukraine with acts of “genocide”
Joe Biden said Russia’s war in Ukraine was tantamount to “genocide”, accusing Vladimir Putin of trying to “eradicate the idea of even being Ukrainian”. The US president added that “more evidence” is coming out of all the “horrible things” that Russian forces are doing across the country. He said: “I called it genocide because it has become increasingly clear that Putin is simply trying to eliminate the idea that he might be Ukrainian. “We will only learn more and more about the catastrophe.” Maroosha Muzaffar 14 April 2022 06:30 1649916927
The United States is considering sending a high-level official to meet with Zelensky in Kyiv, the report said.
President Joe Biden is considering sending a high-ranking official to Ukraine to meet with Volodymyr Zelensky, two officials told Politico. On Wednesday, however, the report said the US government had not yet made a final decision on who to send to Kyiv. However, he suggested that it could be President Joe Biden himself, Vice President Kamala Harris, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken or Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. Maroosha Muzaffar14 April 2022 07:15 1649919627
Republicans say VA’s border relocation is ‘deeply worrying’
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A Saudi TV show mocks Biden’s oblivion
A sketch broadcast on a Saudi state television channel has gone viral to ridicule US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. The video shows Biden forgetting country names and sleeping while Mrs. Harris’s character tries to correct him. Maroosha Muzaffar 14 April 2022 09:00 1649925927
Why does it matter if the US calls the invasion of Ukraine genocide
President Joe Biden has accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of trying to “eliminate the idea of even being Ukrainian” and called it a “genocide.” Maroosha Muzaffar14 April 2022 09:45 1649928606
Biden ‘absolutely right’ accuses Russia of genocide, Trinto says
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Angry Secret Service agents accuse White House of covering up Major dog bite attacks
Secret Service agents are said to be angry with the White House handling of dog bites by the first Major dog. The New York Post reports: “Secret Service leaders also tried to keep the details of the attack out of the official bureaucracy – at one point rejecting an agent’s ‘overly detailed’ account to avoid upsetting the first family – after Major agents bits in eight consecutive days. David Taintor14 April 2022 14:33
