President Zelensky persuaded the US President to give Ukraine more aid – but also alienated Republicans – during his visit to the US. Does the fate of Ukraine now turn on the result of November's US election? Also in the programme: we hear from Syria, as tens of thousands of refugees cross the border fleeing Israeli attacks on Lebanon; and crowds in Mexico City call for justice, ten years on from the killing of 43 students which shocked the world. (IMAGE: US President Joe Biden (R) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (L), during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 26 September 2024. / CREDIT: Alexander Drago/POOL/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
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Paul Henley, President Biden has today announced a surge in assistance to Ukraine, including nearly $8 billion of military aid and new long range munitions, ahead of a White House meeting with President Zelenskyy.
That comes just days after Mister Zelenskyy announced what he called his victory plan.
Whether it's all enough to defeat Russia remains to be seen.
Following a brief news conference with President Biden, Mister Zelenskyy met Vice President Harris and she spelled out afterwards why America was right to stand by Ukraine.