Biden described the help as the “latest steps we’re taking to support the people of Ukraine and to hold Putin accountable for his brutal and bloody war.”

The latest announcement comes amid what Biden called a “critical window” as Russia prepares for a next phase of war. Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier called his country’s military offensive in the key port city of Mariupol a success, and said he ordered his forces not to storm the plant where pro-Ukrainian troops are stationed and where civilians have sought shelter. Still, he told troops to block the plant so “that even a fly could not get through.” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the situation there is “difficult,” and that Russia captured “most of Mariupol long ago” except for the sliver of city where his troops remain.

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