Ukraine’s war effort already affected by block on $60bn US aid, says Nato chief

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The US failure to vote through a fresh military aid package for Ukraine is already having an impact on the battlefield, Nato’s secretary general has warned at the end of a defence ministers’ meeting. Jens Stoltenberg said he still believed Congress would eventually approve the stalled $60bn package, but his cautious remarks came as Nato officials warned Russia was making “significant gains” near the frontline town of Avdiivka. “The fact that the US has not been able to make a decision so far has already had consequences. It is impacting the flow of support,” the Nato chief told reporters in...