Biden and US allies face new dilemma on Ukraine aid
Ukraine's military took a defiant stand this weekend -- refusing to give in to
Russia's demand for
Kyiv's troops in the port city of
Mariupol to surrender — at the same time that
President Joe Biden and his allies face a new precipice in deciding how far the
US can go in arming the embattled country, as
Russia signals that it may take more aggressive action to stop the flow of
weapons from the US and NATO.
There are new worries about how quickly
Ukraine could run out of ammunition as heavier fighting intensifies in the
Donbas where
Russia is trying to encircle and cut off
Ukrainian forces in their quest to control that region. And officials in the western
Ukrainian city of Lviv have reported that seven people were killed and 11 were injured in
Russian missile strikes Monday, citing preliminary figures that may still rise.
