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US President Joe Biden will not give Kyiv long-range ATACMS missiles yet, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan tells reporters ahead of Ukrainian President Zelensky's visit to the White House: "To date, he is determined that he would not provide ATACMS, but he has also not taken it off the table in the future." SOUNDBITE
The White House condemns fresh Russian strikes on Ukraine, after at least 17 people were killed in an attack on a market in the east of the country. "These brutal Russian attacks underscore the importance of continuing to support the people of Ukraine as they defend their territory," White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre tells a daily briefing. SOUNDBITE
The White House rejects Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's pleas for an end to restrictions on Kyiv using US-supplied arms to strike Russian territory. SOUNDBITE
"It is certainly possible that Russia could make additional tactical gains in the coming weeks" against Ukraine, US national security advisor Jake Sullivan says during a White House news briefing. SOUNDBITE
The United States announces an "emergency package of security assistance of $300 million" to Ukraine. "This is possible because of unanticipated costs savings in contracts that DOD negotiated to replace equipment we've already sent to Ukraine through previous drawdown," US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan tells reporters at the White House. SOUNDBITE