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The European Union is drawing up an emergency 1.2-billion-euro aid package for Ukraine, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen says. SOUNDBITE
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen proposes extra aid to Ukraine this year of up to nine billion euros ($9.5 billion) to help it cope with the ravages of war. SOUNDBITE
The US Senate passes a major military aid package for Ukraine, with President Joe Biden vowing new arms supplies in the $61 billion measure will be delivered swiftly to the warzone as Russia makes battlefield gains. IMAGES
The US House of Representatives approves a long-awaited $61 billion aid package to help Ukraine's war effort against the Russian invasion. IMAGES
A sweeping US foreign aid package, including $60 billion for Ukraine, passes a key procedural vote in the Senate, although opposition from right-wing Republicans may block it from ultimately becoming law. The upper chamber, which has a very slim Democratic majority, votes 67-27 to break a procedural hold placed on the bill, with its final passage now expected midweek. IMAGES