Can the US aid package to Ukraine slow Russias advance?

Published: April 21, 2024, 1:46 p.m.

Ukraine's recent lack of air defence systems has been blamed for Russian forces capturing hundreds more square kilometres of Ukrainian territory. So what difference will the aid make? We speak a defence analyst and get reaction from the capital, Kyiv.

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Photo: Supporters of Ukraine wave US and Ukrainian flags outside the US Capitol after the House approved aid packages to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. \nCredit: JIM LO SCALZO/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock