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Biden talks with Zelensky, announces new military aid for Kyiv

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) invites Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for talks in Mariinskyi Palace, on August 23, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [AFP]

US President Joe Biden spoke with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday and announced a new round of military aid for Kyiv that the Pentagon valued at $125 million.

The call between the two leaders came ahead of Ukraine's independence day, and on the same day that Washington announced sweeping sanctions against hundreds of individuals and companies tied to Russia's invasion of the country.

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