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On the last day of a NATO summit in Madrid, United States President Joe Biden says that the United States intends to announce "more than 800 million" dollars in military aid to Ukraine in the next few days including "new advanced Western air defence systems for Ukraine, more artillery and ammunition, counter-battery radars, additional ammunition for the HIMARS multiple-launch rocket systems we've already given Ukraine and more HIMARS from other countries as well." SOUNDBITE
Visiting Brussels for a NATO summit, US Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin discusses a new financial package for Ukraine. SOUNDBITE
The European Union is drawing up an emergency 1.2-billion-euro aid package for Ukraine, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen says. SOUNDBITE
US President Joe Biden says during his State of the Union address that Ukraine is capable of stopping Putin if the US provides Kyiv the "weapons it needs to defend itself." SOUNDBITE
Germany announces 1.3 billion euros more in military gear for Ukraine in its fight against Russia, including four further IRIS T-SLM air defence systems as well as artillery ammunition. The package was unveiled by German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius after talks with his Ukrainian counterpart Rustem Umerov in Kyiv. SOUNDBITE
President Joe Biden exhorts the US Congress to approve urgent military support for Israel and Ukraine, saying the aid would boost US security "for generations." "It is a smart investment that's going to pay dividends for American security for generations. (It'll) help us keep American troops out of harm's way. (It'll) help us build a world that is safer, more peaceful and more prosperous for our children and grandchildren," Biden says. SOUNDBITE
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