The Biden administration has agreed to send the weapons to Ukraine, despite their reputation for killing and maiming civilians.

The Biden administration has agreed to send the weapons to Ukraine, despite their reputation for killing and maiming civilians.

The decision is the latest in a series of moves by the U.S. and Russia that have escalated tensions between the two.

The decision is the latest in a series of moves by the U.S. and Russia that have escalated tensions between the two.

The United States, which has blocked four other resolutions, said it vetoed the most recent version because it did not make the release of hostages a precondition for a truce.

The United States, which has blocked four other resolutions, said it vetoed the most recent version because it did not make the release of hostages a precondition for a truce.

The envoy, Amos Hochstein, held a second day of talks in the Lebanese capital to seek a truce between Israel and Hezbollah. The militant group’s leader said peace now depended on Israel.

The envoy, Amos Hochstein, held a second day of talks in the Lebanese capital to seek a truce between Israel and Hezbollah. The militant group’s leader said peace now depended on Israel.

President Biden spoke by telephone to President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine about the security package, which includes munitions, armored vehicles and other weapons.