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Ukraine warns any postponement of US aid creates ‘big risk’ it will lose war with Russia

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Ukrainian officials have admitted that Russian forces are intensifying shelling of key frontline positions

The Biden administration on Monday sent Congress an urgent warning about the need to approve tens of billions of dollars in military and economic assistance to Ukraine, saying Kyiv's war effort to defend itself from Russia's invasion may grind to a halt without it.

‘At some point we will no longer be any different from Russia, where everything depends on the whim of one man,’ claims former heavyweight boxing champion

The White House issued a stark warning Monday that US aid for Ukraine will run out by the end of the year, saying that if Congress fails to agree funding, it will "kneecap" Kyiv's fight against the Russian invasion.

Kyiv's war effort to defend itself from Russia's invasion may grind to a halt without tens of billions of dollars in military and economic assistance, the Biden administration told Congress.

Ukrainian officials have accused Russian forces of killing surrendering Ukrainian soldiers, after grainy footage on social media appeared to show two uniformed men being shot at close range

Ukraine says Russian troops committed war crime as video appears to show two men surrendering before being shot

Berlin steps up assistance as Kyiv faces relentless Russian attacks, low morale at home, and splits in the EU and Nato

UK says move by Russia comes after a number of soldiers’ wives were involved in protests