White House says no ‘proxy war’ with Russia in Ukraine

Published May 2, 2022 7:43pm ET



The White House denied on Monday that the United States is involved in a proxy war with Russia in Ukraine amid growing Western assistance to Kyiv.

President Joe Biden requested last week that Congress pass $33 billion in aid to Ukraine. He will head to Alabama to visit a Lockheed Martin plant that is manufacturing anti-tank weapons being sent to the Ukrainians.

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