The US has approved nearly $2.7b in new aid for Ukraine including $675m in arms supplies as the country battles Russia’s invasion.

Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin announced the package at a meeting with dozens of fellow ministers at the US air base in Ramstein, Germany.

Military aid includes howitzers, munitions, Humvee vehicles, armoured ambulances and anti-tank systems.

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