Biden met with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy in Paris to discuss continued US support for Ukraine amid the war with Russia. Biden apologized for delays in US weapons shipments that allowed Russia to make battlefield gains earlier in the war and reaffirmed US support for Ukraine's fight against Russia. A new $225 million package of weapons, including air defense systems, artillery, and ammunition, was announced. The meeting came as Ukraine conducted strikes inside Russia using Western weapons, angering the Kremlin.
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00:03President Joe Biden met with Ukrainian President Zelensky in Paris to discuss continued U.S.
00:07support for Ukraine amid the war with Russia.
00:10Biden apologized for delays in U.S. weapons shipments that allowed Russia to make battlefield
00:14gains earlier in the war and reaffirmed U.S. support for Ukraine's fight against Russia.
00:19A new $225 million package of weapons was announced, including air defense systems,
00:24artillery, and ammunition.
00:26The meeting came as Ukraine conducts strikes inside Russia using Western weapons, angering
00:31the president.
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