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President Joe Biden on Wednesday said it was “stunning” that Congress has not yet approved tens of billions of dollars in military and economic assistance for Ukraine, as his administration warned of dire consequences for Kyiv - and a “gift” to Russia's Vladimir Putin - if lawmakers don't act.
Ukraine destroys Russian attack helicopters as US pledges billions in aid
All the latest developments from the war in Ukraine.
The Ukrainian president is expected to visit the United Nations in New York and the US Congress during his time in America.
Long sought by Ukraine, cluster bombs are weapons that open in the air, releasing submunitions, or bomblets, that are dispersed over a large area and are intended to wreak destruction on multiple targets at once.
Thousands of traumatised Syrians leave the rebel enclave of Aleppo as the UN Security Council votes to deploy observers to the battered city to monitor the evacuations.