Ukraine to EU: Don’t let US aid package make you complacent
by POLITICO
POLITICO— Washington’s support for Ukraine should not dispel a sense of urgency among EU countries, Ukraine and its allies warn.
The Guardian—Russia makes more gains around Avdiivka as Ukraine awaits US aid. Ukrainian officials say situation ‘very difficult’ but ‘not catastrophic’ amid loss of two villages and fighting in OcheretyneRussia has consolidated recent battlefield gains in the east of Ukraine, and is attempting to break through Ukrainian defensive lines before a long-awaited package of US military assistance arrives at the frontline.On Sunday Russian troops advanced near the city of Avdiivka. They seized two villages and expanded a narrow corridor around the rural settlement of Ocheretyne,...
www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com—Hopes that US aid package can help Ukraine regain initiative. In an interview aired on US television he said that more weapons would help Ukraine to regain the initiative, especially with the delivery of long-range missiles. A soldier in the Ukrainian army told the BBC from the frontline that: “It is better now if we let them attack and we defend but when we get the shells, drones and whatever else from this package we can turn things around.” The aid package was approved overwhelmingly as Democrats and Republicans united to ensure that the deal sailed...
New York Magazine—Passing Ukraine Aid Doesn’t Make Johnson a Bipartisan Hero. As House Speaker Mike Johnson basked in gushing bipartisan praise for his successful stewardship of a foreign-aid package that included...