President Joe Biden called on Congress to pass a mammoth new $33 billion spending bill for Ukraine in order to surge military and economic aid to the country as it beats back Russian aggression nine weeks into war.

The new request, which dwarfs earlier spending in the fight, sends a signal to Russian President Vladimir Putin that the United States is determined to weaken Russia and supercharge Ukrainian forces as Kyiv and Moscow face off in eastern Ukraine.

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