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   16 hours ago · Russia, country that stretches over a vast expanse of eastern Europe and northern Asia. Once the preeminent republic of the U.S.S.R., Russia became an independent country after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991. The capital of Russia is Moscow.

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   • Senate overwhelmingly passes aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan with big bipartisan vote

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     The Senate has passed $95 billion in war aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, sending the legislation to President Joe Biden after months of delays and contentious debate over how involved the United States should be in foreign wars. (AP produced by Javier Arciga)

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     Senate overwhelmingly passes aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan with big bipartisan vote

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     The Senate has passed $95 billion in war aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, sending the legislation to President Joe Biden after months of delays and contentious debate over how involved the United States should be in foreign wars. (AP produced by Javier Arciga)

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     Will the Senate approve aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan?

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     The Senate is debating whether to pass a set of bills that would release additional funds for U.S. allies Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion is following from Capitol Hill.

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     UK puts defence industry on 'war footing' as it gives Ukraine US$620M in new military aid

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     UK puts defence industry on 'war footing' as it gives Ukraine US$620M in new military aid

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     Senate expected to pass foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan

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     One of the bills also includes a proposal to force a sale of TikTok or face a ban.

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     Ukraine tries charm offensive as conscription flags

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     STORY: Far from the trenches in Ukraine, recruiters armed with information packs offer patriotic volunteers an opportunity to join the war. As the country's efforts to conscript enough men to fight Russia are obstructed by public skepticism – defense officials are embarking on a serious charm offensive to recruit a citizens' army fit to fight the invasion. Oleksiy Bezhevets, is a ministry adviser who is overseeing the drive: "Nations form themselves in fire. Now there's fire, and the nation is forming. This mobilization is one of the elements, and one of the instruments that help a nation to form itself." This softer call-up is being conducted on job-search sites and outreach centers, as well as billboards and social media, and offers a wartime novelty: an element of choice. Recruits can choose their units and roles that suit their skills as well as how long they will serve. This recruit says she wants to serve as a paramedic. The drive is also taking place online, in a glossy campaign by the 93rd MechaniZed Brigade. Kyiv is desperate to replenish its depleted forces, which are now vastly outnumbered and outgunned by Russia – as the war drags on into its third grinding year. The initial patriotic flood of volunteers who flocked to the army following the invasion in February 2022 has dried up. But the government understands the conscription drive has created its own difficulties including thousands evading the draft and some fleeing abroad rather than risking the trenches. Bezhevets says thirteen of the new recruitment centers have opened since February, and the government plans to expand the number to 30 by the middle of the year. In March, Kyiv's top general said the military would need to mobilize fewer people than the initial target of up to 500,000, in part because of volunteers.

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     Senate returns to take up $95B foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan

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     The legislation, which includes four bills, passed the House< over the weekend with bipartisan support. President Joe Biden urged the Senate to quickly advance the measures to his desk.

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     US aid may buy time for Ukraine but it needs more troops

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     STORY: Ukraine's exhausted artillery gunners holding off Russian forces near the eastern town of Kupiansk are hoping for a lifeline. The latest U.S. aid package could be it - a potential game changer for Kyiv's forces. But it could take some time. One soldier, whose call sign is "Sailor," says a shortage of shells has reduced Ukraine's covering fire for its infantrymen - costing lives and territory. "If they had passed the aid package bill earlier, we would have lost a bit less ground. We could have maybe taken back some ground." The $61 billion aid package comes after six months of congressional wrangling. It could replenish Kyiv's critically low stocks of weaponry, and air defenses, and likely improve its chances of averting a major Russian breakthrough in the east. SAILOR: "It’s better now if we let them attack and we defend. But when the package will be a done deal and we get the shells, drones and whatever else, then we do a 180-degree turn, gather our reserve forces and attack. We’ll have our aviation with us, at it will be effective." Kyiv still faces manpower shortages on the battlefield and questions about the strength of its sprawling frontline, ahead of a potential Russian summer offensive. After months of political debate, a new faster mobilization law takes effect in May. But new civilian draftees will require months of training, which some analysts say could become a window of opportunity for Russia to exploit. Russia has been slowly advancing, with its superior troop numbers and artillery, since capturing Avdiivka in February - a long-time bastion town in the eastern Donbas region. They are now bearing down on the town of Chasiv Yar, which is located on high ground. If captured, that win would bring Moscow closer to the remaining Kyiv-held Donbas cities of Kostiantynivka, Kramatorsk and Sloviansk. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says Russian forces are able to fire 10 times more artillery rounds than Ukraine's troops. One of his generals estimates Russian forces outnumber Kyiv's troops by as much as 10 times in the east. Ukrainian positions have been pounded this year thanks to Russian air superiority - and Ukraine's dwindling defenses. One former Ukrainian defense minister said U.S.-produced F-16 fighter jets, which Kyiv expects to receive later this year, would force Russian warplanes back entirely. EU assistance from June will include a Czech-led initiative to supply some 300,000 rounds of artillery shells. A senior European security source told Reuters optimistically, that if Ukraine receives the new international assistance, the chances of averting a major Russian breakthrough over the next year are "quite high."

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     Concerns of Russian offensive in Ukraine, Zelenskyy pushing allies for weapons

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     Ukraine is readying soldiers for a major Russian offensive that is expected in the coming months, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urging allies to send his country weapons. Washington Post reporter Mary Ilyushina joined CBS News to discuss the latest developments in the Russia-Ukraine war.

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     Mike Johnson earns bipartisan praise for backing Ukraine aid

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     Despite threats from hard-line Republicans, praise from both sides of the aisle suggests his speakership is safe

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     Foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel in hands of Senate after House passes bill over the weekend

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     The House passed legislation over the weekend on foreign aid, sending it to the Senate. The bills provide $95 billion to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.

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     Prague flash mob advocates Ukraine solution via the Estonian plan

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     Dozens of volunteers used flags to stage a flash mob in Prague on Sunday to perform the invasion of Ukraine by Russia and to suggest a possible solution through a so-called "Estonian plan." The Estonian plan stresses that Western countries can help Ukraine overcome Russia with minimal effort if they come together. Essentially, it believes that if Western countries commit to supporting Ukraine for at least 0.25% of GDP for four years, Ukraine should be able to defeat Russia. (AP video by Stanislav Hodina)

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     Kyiv residents react after the US passes billions in aid for Ukraine

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     People in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv welcomed on Sunday the news that the U.S. House of Representatives had passed a crucial aid deal for Ukraine. (AP video: Vasilisa Stepanenko)

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     House passes $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan

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     ABC News’ Jay O’Brien reports from Capitol Hill, where legislators passed the $95 billion package of aid for Ukraine, Israel, and other U.S. allies on Saturday.

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     House passes $95 billion package to provide aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan

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     The House Saturday approved a bipartisan package of four bills that would provide a combined $94 billion in foreign military aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. House Speaker Mike Johnson helped shepherd the package through despite threats from some members of his caucus that they may move to oust him after passage. Natalie Brand reports from Capitol Hill.

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     House approves Ukraine and Israel aid after long struggle, AP Explains

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     The House has approved a $95 billion package of foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies after months of turmoil on Capitol Hill.

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     US House passes $95 billion Ukraine, Israel aid package

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     STORY: Some U.S. lawmakers cheered and waved Ukrainian flags as the House of Representatives passed a part of a $95 billion legislative package Saturday. The measure which passed in its entirety provides security assistance to the war-torn country as well as Israel and Taiwan, over bitter objections from Republican hardliners. The legislation now proceeds to the Democratic-majority Senate, which is passed a similar measure two months ago and expected to pass this bill next week, sending it to President Joe Biden who released a statement saying he will sign it into law. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy thanked House Speaker Mike Johnson for the more than $60 billion of aid coming his way, saying it would protect lives and bring a just end to the war that Russian President Vladimir Putin must lose. Johnson, a Republican agreed with that sentiment. “Three of our primary adversaries, Russia and Iran and China, are working together and they're being aggressors around the globe." “If we turn our backs right now, the consequences could be devastating. So this afternoon the House acted. We sent over to the Senate and it will be transmitted shortly our supplemental national security legislation. “ The vote on passage of the Ukraine funding was 311-112 with a majority of Republicans opposing it including far-right Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene. She has taken steps that threaten to remove Johnson from office over this issue. “I do not support Mike Johnson, he's already a lame duck. If we had the vote today in our conference, he would not be Speaker today.” While Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said the measure would “further ruin” Ukraine and result in more deaths in the conflict.

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     President Zelenskyy thanks all who supported package after US House passes billions in aid for Ukraine

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     Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked the US House of Representatives for passing the foreign aid bill in his nightly video-address on Saturday.

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     House Approves Aid for Ukraine and Israel

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     The House passed a $95 billion aid package on Saturday that included support for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. “The House has made many strong improvements to the Senate bill,” House Speaker Mike Johnson said. Photo: J. Scott Applewhite/AP

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     'The House has worked its will,' Mike Johnson reacts to vote on aid for Ukraine and Israel

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     The House has approved a $95 billion package of foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies after months of political turmoil on Capitol Hill. Congressional leaders pushed aside opposition from hard-right conservatives to complete the bill which now goes to the Senate.

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     The House passes billions in aid for Ukraine and Israel after months of struggle

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     The House swiftly approved $95 billion in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies in a rare Saturday session. Democrats and Republicans joined together after months of political turmoil over renewed American support for repelling Russia's invasion.

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     Ukraine soldiers anxiously wait for U.S aid bill

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     STORY: With warmer weather setting in, Kyiv, which is lobbying Washington to release the delayed aid package amid shortages of men and ammunition, fears Russia is preparing a major offensive across the more than 1,000 km-long (620-mile) frontline. "If they don't sign (bill for U.S. military aid) in time we will have to retreat to Dnipro, and maybe even to Lviv, and maybe even to Poland. Everything is possible," said a 28-year-old Ukrainian serviceman who uses call-sign "Student." White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Friday that the United States would send shipments of arms to Ukraine "right away" if a funding request to help Ukraine repel Russian invaders is approved. Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi, Ukraine's top commander, has warned that the battlefield situation in the east has deteriorated. But he has said that Kyiv's brigades in Chasiv Yar are holding back the assaults for now and have been reinforced with ammunition, drones and electronic warfare devices.

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     Congress prepares to vote on security funding bill for Ukraine, Israel

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     The House is poised for a rare Saturday vote on a bill that will provide nearly $61 billion in security funding to Ukraine. The bill will also provide billions to Israel and other U.S. allies.

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     Ukraine needs more air defense systems: Zelenskiy

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     STORY: In an emotional speech by video link to the NATO-Ukraine Council, the Ukrainian leader described the current level of foreign aid as "very limited" and said Israel had not been left to fend for itself during Iran's massive air strike on Saturday. "(Russian President Vladimir) Putin must be brought down to earth, and our sky must become safe again.. And it depends fully on your choice... (the) choice whether we are indeed allies," Zelenskiy said in his speech. NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said after the meeting between allied defense ministers and Zelenskiy that the allies had agreed to provide Kyiv with additional air defense systems.

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     US House advances $95 bln package for Ukraine

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     STORY: The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday moved ahead with a $95 billion legislative package providing aid to Ukraine and Israel in a broad bipartisan vote, overcoming hardline Republican opposition that had held it up for months. Friday's procedural vote passed with more support from Democrats than from Republicans, who hold a razor-thin majority in the chamber. The package is similar to one that passed the Democratic-controlled Senate in February. But the Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, held off on it for months in the face of fierce opposition from a small but vocal segment of his own party. "This was going to require substantial Democratic participation." House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries on Friday told reporters that his party had to step up and ensure support to U.S. allies Ukraine and Israel because of some lawmakers he called "pro-Putin Republicans." "And we had a choice: are we going to put people over politics. Because the political thing to do is always to let the extreme MAGA Republicans crash and burn. Because they have so many out-of-control members, they cannot govern on their own." Republican lawmakers such as Kentucky Representative Thomas Massie of the House Freedom Caucus objected to advancing the aid package. "I'm concerned that the Speaker's cut a deal with the Democrats to fund foreign wars rather than to secure our border." Texas Republican Chip Roy demanded Speaker Johnson live up to a pledge to first get funding for the U.S. Southern Border. "To that I say, amen, and where is that, Speaker Johnson?" Republican lawmaker Majorie Taylor Greene has already filed a motion to vacate Johnson's seat as speaker. Greene has not said whether she will pursue the motion, but on Wednesday predicted he would not remain in leadership for long. The House is expected to vote on the measure on Saturday, after which it will return to the Senate, and is expected to move from there to U.S. President Joe Biden's desk and be signed into law.

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     For second time in a week, Russian strike in Ukraine kills and wounds dozens

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     Friday’s strikes in Dnipro damaged several floors of a residential building as well as the station, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a statement.

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   3 days ago · Russia | AP News. Moscow says 50 Ukrainian drones shot down as attacks spark fires at Russian power stations. Ukraine has launched a barrage of drones across Russia overnight in attacks that appeared to target the country’s energy infrastructure. Updated 4:30 PM PDT, April 20, 2024.

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    Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the largest country in the world by area, extending across eleven time zones and sharing land borders with fourteen countries. It is the world's ninth-most populous country and Europe's most populous country.