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Biden administration seeks $32.5 bn in Ukraine and Covid aid: Reports

The White House is seeking $10 billion in emergency military and humanitarian aid to assist Ukraine after Russia invaded last week, the Washington Post reported

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US President Joe Biden's administration is seeking $32.5 billion in additional funding from Congress to aid Ukraine and to bolster the US COVID response, US media reports said on Thursday.

The White House is seeking $10 billion in emergency military and humanitarian aid to assist Ukraine after Russia invaded last week, the Washington Post reported. Those funds would help train Ukraine's military, protect its electrical grid, boost its cyberdefenses and enforce sanctions, it said, citing two people familiar with the matter.

That is $3.6 billion more that the White House sought on Feb. 25, a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin's forces

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