In this image taken from a video released by the 3rd Assault Brigade, a Ukrainian servicemen fires machine gun towards Russian positions near Andriivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Aug. 27, 2023. Ukrainian brigade’s two-month battle to fight its way through a charred forest shows the challenges of the country’s counteroffensive in the east and south. (AP Photo)

The future of US aid for Ukraine hangs in the balance after a last-gasp deal to avoid a govt shutdown, despite President Joe Biden’s attempts to reassure Kyiv it would get what it needed to fight Russia. Barely a week after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was in Washington appealing for more funds, the compromise struck in Congress late on Sunday dropped new funding for Ukraine amid opposition from hardline Republicans.

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