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US will send Ukraine at least $275 million in new weapons in push to bolster Kyiv before Trump

Nov. 20, 2024 17:39 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon will send Ukraine at least $275 million in new weapons, including an undisclosed number of antipersonnel land mines, as the Biden administration rushes to do as much as it can to help Kyiv fight back against Russia before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. ...

The US is sending antipersonnel land mines to Ukraine. Here's what it means

Nov. 20, 2024 13:44 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. decision to provide Ukraine with antipersonnel land mines expands the use of a weapon that the international community has long condemned because of its danger to innocent civilians. And it reflects another in a long line of American policy shifts on the controversial...

Biden administration will allow Ukraine to use antipersonnel land mines in war with Russia, US defense secretary says

Nov. 20, 2024 08:18 AM EST
WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden administration will allow Ukraine to use antipersonnel land mines in war with Russia, US defense secretary says.