It comes as an aid bill in Congress stalls and as Ukrainian troops run out of battlefield supplies.

The US will send $300m (£234m) in military weapons to Ukraine, including ammunition, rockets and anti-aircraft missiles, the White House has said.

The surprise announcement comes as a bill in Congress to send further aid to Ukraine stalls amid partisan debate.

The US shipment, the first in nearly three months, is intended to prevent Ukraine from losing ground to Russia.

National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said this aid “is nowhere near enough to meet Ukraine’s battlefield needs”.

“This ammunition will keep Ukraine’s guns firing for a period, but only a short period,” Mr Sullivan told reporters on Tuesday, adding that “it will not prevent Ukraine from running out of ammunition.”

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    9 months ago

    Every state for the last 2500 years (and probably before) has had the possibility martial law and every democracy in the world has it now. Sometimes martial law is necessary, like when people come to rape your sister and murder your grandmother and wipe out your culture.

    For the last 2500 the world has been ruled by dictators, kings, and criminals. Half of the world is still ruled by these and i challenge you to name a single country in the world that isn’t ruled by corrupted politicians with a shady background.

    When villains come at you trying to impose their authority and strip you of your rights with force you want to fight for freedom not for less of it. Martial law is necessary only in the twisted mind of corrupted rulers who are greedy for power and want to control others. You can defend yourself, your family and your people without giving up your rights, giving these up is exactly what you don’t want to do especially when someone is trying to take them away.