The US will provide Ukraine with additional weapons, ammunition and other security assistance worth $800 million. This was announced by U.S. President Joe Biden after a conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky.

"The new package will include artillery systems, artillery rounds, and armored personnel carriers. Biden said the US would continue to facilitate the transfer of “significant capabilities” from allies around the world. “I have also approved the transfer of additional helicopters,” the US president said.

"The latest assistance package also includes new capabilities tailored to the wider assault we expect Russia to launch in eastern Ukraine,” Biden said.

"As I assured President Zelenskyy, the American people will continue to stand with the brave Ukrainian people in their fight for freedom," Biden said.