Ukraine's Zelenskyy says "we are preparing" for a major Russian spring offensive
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Ukraine is readying soldiers for a major Russian offensive that is expected in the coming months, likely before the summer begins, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday.
Zelenskyy emphasized that foreign aid "has to end up in tangible weapon systems," specifically, crucial long-range artillery, to give Ukraine a chance at victory. His remarks came one day after the House a $60.8 billion aid bill for Ukraine, which will now go to the Senate and President Biden for final signature.
In a separate interview Sunday morning on "Face the Nation," Sen. Mark Warner, a Virginia Democrat who heads the Senate Intelligence Committee, said that he hopes the U.S. will be able to send aid shipments "with that longer-range ATACMS" as soon as possible. Warner told "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan that shipments should go out quickly once the congressional aid package passes the Senate and reaches Mr. Biden, on Tuesday or Wednesday.
An American Airlines jet with 60 passengers and four crew members aboard collided with an Army helicopter Wednesday night while coming in for a landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington. The Black Hawk helicopter was carrying a crew of three. Officials said early Thursday that everyone on board both aircraft is believed dead, which would make it the deadliest U.S. air crash in nearly a quarter century.