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Russia-Ukraine war live: Kyiv officials decry ‘unprecedented’ recent missile strikes; one killed in Odesa attack

Recent series of attacks ‘unprecedented in their power, intensity and variety’, says Kyiv City Military Administration; One killed and two injured in Odesa missile strike

The FT today has a piece by Felicia Schwartz in Washington and Henry Foy in Tokyo casting forward to later in the year, and raising the spectre that European allies worry about the longevity of US support for Ukraine. They write:

Washington has been Ukraine’s dominant source of weaponry and US officials say sufficient preapproved funds remain to sustain Kyiv for about five more months, covering a crucial counter-offensive planned for the coming weeks.

But European allies are increasingly uncertain about whether the US will come close to matching its existing $48bn package, adopted in 2022, particularly as it requires a vote in Congress this autumn against the backdrop of more partisan debate on the war.

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