US announces $2bn in military aid for Europe

Firefighters work to extinguish a blaze following a Russian attack in Sloviansk in Ukraine (Leo Correa/AP)

The US has announced major new military aid worth more than two billion US dollars for Ukraine and other European countries threatened by Russia.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the Biden administration would provide two billion US dollars in long-term military assistance to Ukraine and 18 of its neighbours, including Nato members and regional security partners “most potentially at risk for future Russian aggression”.