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• US President also advised Congress to approve laws that would assist the United States to compete with China and promote the semiconductor sector
President Joe Biden urged Congress to authorize $33 billion in additional US aid to Ukraine as Russia’s incursion intensifies.
“I urge the Congress to pass this funding quickly to help Ukraine continue to succeed against Russian aggression, just as they did when they won the battle of Kyiv, and to make sure the United States and our allies can replenish our stock of weapons to replace what we’ve sent to Ukraine,” Biden said at a Lockheed Martin site in southern Alabama.
“This fight is not going to be cheap, but caving to aggression would even be more costly,” Biden said on Tuesday.
On April 21, Biden presented an $800 million military aid package, the eighth such tranche of security support. It boosted the United States' weaponry and security commitment to Ukraine to $3.4 billion since Russia's invasion in late February.
“We either back the Ukrainian people as they defend their country or stand by as Russia continues its atrocities and aggression,” US President said.
The president also urged Congress to approve laws that would assist the United States to compete with China and promote the semiconductor sector, citing the importance of chips in the manufacture of defense equipment.
"Let's get it done," Biden urged.
The Lockheed facility produces weapons systems like Javelin anti-tank missiles, which the US has been providing to Ukraine. The site has produced more than 50,000 Javelin missiles in the previous 20 years and employs around 600 people.
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