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Added on the 20/10/2023 22:32:46 - Copyright : Euronews EN
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken accuses Russian President Vladimir Putin of trying to use the Israel-Hamas war in a bid to reduce Western support for Ukraine. "Putin is very much trying to take advantage of the Hamas attack on Israel in the hopes that it will distract us... and that it will result in the United States pulling back its resources" from Ukraine, Blinken tells a Senate hearing. SOUNDBITE
US President Joe Biden says that both Hamas militants attacking Israel and Russian leader Vladimir Putin in his invasion of Urkaine are seeking to "annihilate" neighboring democracies. "Hamas and Putin represent different threats, but they share this in common: They both want to completely annihilate a neighboring democracy," Biden says in a rare televised address from the Oval Office. SOUNDBITE
The US Senate approves a $61 billion aid package for Ukraine that had been stalled for months in Congress, with President Joe Biden vowing fresh supplies to be delivered swiftly to the warzone as Russia makes battlefield gains. IMAGES
The US Senate passes a major military aid package for Ukraine, with President Joe Biden vowing new arms supplies in the $61 billion measure will be delivered swiftly to the warzone as Russia makes battlefield gains. IMAGES
Crowds gather in London to show support on the second anniversary of the Russian invasion. IMAGES
The United States brushes aside Russian charges that Ukraine was behind an airport riot in Muslim-majority Dagestan in which angry men searched for Israeli and Jewish passengers. "I've seen their comments about blaming Ukraine. That is absurd," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller tells reporters, adding, "We believe they should hold anyone responsible accountable." SOUNDBITE