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The U.S. has approved a new $300 million weapons aid package for Ukraine, its first since late December, funded with cost savings from previous contracts the Pentagon had negotiated to replenish its weapons stockpiles. Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder, the Pentagon press secretary, on Tuesday said the move was “an extraordinary measure to address some of Ukraine’s most pressing security and defense needs,” including “air defense, artillery and anti-tank requirements,” while urging lawmakers to pass the supplemental bill with further aid…
