Ukrainian servicemen pile up earthbags to build a fortification not far from town of Avdiivka in the Donetsk region, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, on February 17, 2024.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged allies at a global security conference on Saturday to plug an "artificial" shortage of weapons that is giving Russian forces the upper hand on the battlefield and said stalled U.S. aid was imperative.Ukrainian soldiers pile up bags of soil to build a fortification not far from the town of Avdiivka, in eastern Ukraine, on Saturday.
Ukraine faces acute shortages of ammunition, and U.S. military aid has been delayed for months in Congress. He said that sending additional packages of weapons and air defences to Ukraine was the most important thing its allies could do. U.S. Republicans have insisted for months that any additional U.S. aid to Ukraine and Israel must also address concerns about migration across the U.S. southern border.
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