U.S. President Joe Biden pressed Congress to pass his massive $33 billion Ukraine aid package during a visited to a Lockheed Martin plant in Troy, Alabama that manufactures Javelin anti-tank missiles.
"We built the weapons and equipment that help defend freedom and sovereignty in Europe years ago," Biden said, referring to America's industrial effort during the Second World War. "That's true again today."
Meanwhile, Israel is reportedly planning to increase its own military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine, amid pressure from western allies and a rapidly deteriorating relationship between Moscow and Jerusalem.
Among the military items being considered are "defensive systems that protect troops on the ground, personal combat gear and warning systems," according to the leading Israeli newspaper Haaretz.
Earlier in the day, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a new £300 million ($375 million) package of British military aid to Ukraine.
"You are the masters of your fate, and no one can or should impose anything on Ukrainians," Johnson said in a live video address to the Ukrainian parliament.