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September 8, 2022

Secretary of State Blinken Visits Kyiv, Pledges Billions in New U.S. Aid to Ukraine
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Kyiv for meetings
with U.S. Embassy staff. The State Department says Blinken will announce
$2 billion in new military financing to Ukraine and 18 other countries
the U.S. says are at risk of Russian aggression. That's separate from a
$675 million military package Blinken announced earlier today - part of
an unprecedented $40 billion U.S. aid package for Ukraine passed by
Congress in May.

Meanwhile, Belarus has launched war games along its border with Poland.
Belarus is a major ally of Russia, and its territory has been used by
Russian forces throughout the war in Ukraine.


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