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Blinken: Ukraine’s using defense support 'effectively' against Russian aggression.

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U.S. Secretary of State said that 70% of the additional $350 million in defense support to Ukraine that President Joe Biden recently authorized “is already in the hands of Ukrainians, being used very effectively.”

He expects $10 billion in emergency aid to be provided by the U.S. Congress “very quickly.”

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