Ukraine thanks the US for billions in new military aid to help stop Russia’s advance [Video]

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials on Wednesday expressed thanks for $61 billion in new U.S. military aid that threw Kyiv’s armed forces a lifeline in their more than two-year war with Russia, even though the supplies aren’t expected to have an immediate impact on the battlefield.

“The key now is speed,” Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on the social platform X, previously Twitter. He urged quick deployment of the hardware that Kyiv expects to receive in the coming weeks and months.