The support from China is having a significant impact on Russia's ability to continue its assault on Ukraine, while Ukraine's military has been plagued with equipment and weapon shortages. The challenge for Ukraine is exacerbated by Republicans in the US Congress continuing to block a vot
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Kyiv is in ardent need of military aid and air defence systems amid Russia's intensifying attacks, Al Jazeera reported.
Although the US Senate had previously greenlit a supplemental bill unlocking USD 60 billion in military aid for Ukraine, House Speaker Mike Johnson had withheld it from a floor vote.
The European Union countries have agreed to provide five billion euros (EUR5 billion) for military support to Ukraine, stressing that they will support them with whatever it takes.
Urging the Western countries to deliver the pledged military aid timely to Ukraine, Defence Minister Rustem Umerov said that Kyiv is losing personnel and territories in the war against Russia.
Al Jazeera reported that the US Senate passed a USD 95 billion package of aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan earlier this week, the bill faces a difficult road in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives.
Further complicating the situation for President Joe Biden, a group of Senate Democrats on Tuesday, voted in favour of advancing a resolution to potentially freeze US military aid to Israel, The Hill reported.
Urging Congress to release more funds for providing military aid to Ukraine, the US State Secretary also said that "Congress needs to act in the new year".
Earlier today, the US State Department announced a military aid package worth USD 250 million, the final such package that the United States will provide to Ukraine until Congress approves the Joe Biden administration's funding requests, CNN reported.
The US State Department has announced a military aid package worth USD 250 million, the final such package that the US will provide to Ukraine until Congress approves the Joe Biden administration's funding requests.
As the West continues to provide aid for war-torn Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed that Ukraine could not survive for more than "a week" without Western military and financial aid, reported Al Jazeera.