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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
NATO leaders vow at least 40 billion euros of military aid for Ukraine, as the Alliance summit takes place in Washington. "We have agreed that 40 billion euros is a minimum baseline within the next year, and to ensure sustainable funding for Ukraine to prevail," says Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. SOUNDBITE
"Sweden is supporting Ukraine with its 16th aid package, its largest to date worth 13.3 billion kronor", i.e. 1.25 billion dollars, tells the Swedish Deputy Prime Minister Ebba Busch during a press conference focusing on military support of the Nordic country to Ukraine. SOUNDBITE
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announces in Kyiv a further $2 billion in military aid for Ukrainian forces holding back Russian onslaughts at several points across the sprawling front. The announcement comes at a press conference with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba weeks after Washington approved a $61 billion package of aid for the country following months of delays in Congress. SOUNDBITE
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announces $6 billion in new military aid for Ukraine as Washington rushes to fill gaps left by months of limited American assistance. SOUNDBITE