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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky asks NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg to help Kyiv "overcome the reluctance" of some member states to provide long-range weapons to Kyiv as it continues to repel Russia's invasion. Zelensky says the delays in supply are "time lost for peace and the lives of our soldiers."
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday pressed NATO to invite Kyiv to join the alliance and send more fighter jets and long-range weapons, as battles with Russia raged on in the east of the country.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Washington Thursday to appeal for help fighting Russia, winning warm words of support and weapons from Joe Biden but confronting skeptical Republicans who want to cut off aid. Hardline Republicans are threatening to block Democrat Biden's request for a fresh $24 billion aid package for Ukraine, and it has now become caught up in a bitter spending battle that could spark a US government shutdown. For more on Zelensky's crucial trip to the US and Canada, FRANCE 24's Mark Owen is joined by Mark Temnycky, nonresident Fellow with the Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to visit Washington DC next week as Congress debates whether to approve more aid for Ukraine.
Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksiy Reznikov says that Kyiv would not use new long-range weapons from the West to strike targets in Russia. "On Friday our partners decided to provide us with weapons capable of firing at a distance of 150 kilometres," or around 90 miles, Reznikov tells a news conference.
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