Pentagon rushes $1bn in weapons to Kyiv after Biden signs aid bill

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US president Joe Biden speaks in the White House on Wednesday after signing a $95 billion foreign aid bill, including nearly $61 billion in military aid for Ukraine, into law. Photograph: Ron Sachs/CNP/Bloomberg US president Joe Biden signed a highly anticipated $95 billion (€89 billion) foreign aid bill on Wednesday, triggering a move by the Pentagon to rush $1 billion in new weapons to Kyiv from US stockpiles, including much-needed air defence interceptors and artillery rounds. The US military had pre-positioned much of the weaponry, which also includes armoured vehicles and anti-tank weapons, so it could be sent quickly to...