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Secretary of State Antony Blinken said it was a "Significant new security assistance package to help Ukraine continue to defend itself against Russia's brutal war." The latest package brings US military assistance for Ukraine to some $27.4bn, he added.
Ukraine's Western allies have been reluctant to transfer heavier weapons to avoid NATO appearing to confront Russia directly, but officials in Kyiv say tanks are crucial if Ukraine is to recapture land occupied by the Russians and defend itself from further attacks.
The Washington Post, which first reported Burns's trip, said the CIA director was in Ukraine at the end of last week and briefed Zelenskyy on how the US sees Russia setting its military plans in the coming weeks and months.


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This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 87%. (I'm a bot)


Secretary of State Antony Blinken said it was a "Significant new security assistance package to help Ukraine continue to defend itself against Russia's brutal war." The latest package brings US military assistance for Ukraine to some $27.4bn, he added.
Ukraine's Western allies have been reluctant to transfer heavier weapons to avoid NATO appearing to confront Russia directly, but officials in Kyiv say tanks are crucial if Ukraine is to recapture land occupied by the Russians and defend itself from further attacks.
The Washington Post, which first reported Burns's trip, said the CIA director was in Ukraine at the end of last week and briefed Zelenskyy on how the US sees Russia setting its military plans in the coming weeks and months.


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