Zelenskyy congratulates Trump on election win – but gloom and uncertainty prevail in Kyiv. What we know on day 988 See all our coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war The Biden White House plans to rush billions of dollars in security assistance to Ukraine before the outgoing Democratic president leaves office in January, sources told Reuters on Wednesday . “The administration plans to push forward … to put Ukraine in the strongest position possible” a senior administration official said on condition of anonymity. Biden’s plans for the transfers were first reported by Politico. The White House did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. The outgoing, Republican-controlled House of Representatives last approved aid for Ukraine in April including the authority for Joe Biden to transfer billions of dollars in weapons from US stocks . Of the weapons transfer authority passed in April, $4.3bn remains, in addition to $2.8bn worth of transfers lawmakers approved in previous
- ‘We got dragged into the game Newcastle wanted’
- Manager refuses to concede that title race is over
Mikel Arteta had no complaints about his side’s defeat at Newcastle but refused to concede that the title race is all but over.
“I am very frustrated, we deserved to lose today,” said Arsenal’s manager after Alexander Isak’s fine first-half header secured Eddie Howe’s team a first win in six Premier League games. “We got dragged into the game Newcastle wanted and not the one we wanted. But you have to be at your best in every game to give you a chance to win.”
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