memeorandum: US weighs sending additional military advisers to Ukraine as Russia gains momentum (Politico)

8:10 PM ET, April 20, 2024

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Politico:

US weighs sending additional military advisers to Ukraine as Russia gains momentum — The troops would be serving in a non-combat role, officials said. — The U.S. is considering sending additional military advisers to the embassy in Kyiv, the latest show of American commitment to Ukraine …

Jon Levine / New York Post:

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Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives:

Roll Call 151 Roll Call 151, Bill Number: H. R. 8035, 118th Congress, 2nd Session — VOTE QUESTION: On Passage, DESCRIPTION: Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024, VOTE TYPE: Yea-And-Nay, STATUS: Passed

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