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Hours after Ukraine s president appealed directly to Congress and urged the U.S. to do more to aid his country amid a Russian invasion, President Joe Biden signed an order that will provide Ukraine with an additional $800 million in military equipment.During his remarks on Wednesday, Biden said that the order would equip Ukraine with drones, stanley cup anti-aircraft systems, firearms and 20 million rounds of ammunition. stanley cup However, Biden stopped short of providing Ukraine with fighter jets and the promise to enforce a no-fly zone 鈥?two things Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelesnkyy pleaded for in an address to Congress Wednesday morning.In h stanley cup is speech, Zelenskyy called on the U.S. to enforce a no-fly zone over Ukraine, invoking images of Sept. 11 and Pearl Harbor while describing how Russia has turned the sky into a source of death for thousands of people. Zelenskyy also addressed Biden directly, in English, and called on his counterpart to be a leader of peace. Despite Zelenskyy s pleas, Biden and NATO have been reluctant to enforce a no-fly zone over Ukraine. They believe such an action would force the U.S. and NATO to engage directly with Russian forces, which could cause war the war to spi Dzik Messi s 2022 World Cup jerseys up for auction
Helen Viola Jackson, the last known surviving widow of a Civil War veteran, has died at the age of 101. Her death was confirmed by the Sons of Union jordan Veterans of the Civil War on Monday.Jackson died last month at Webco Manor Nursing Home in Marshfield, Missouri, acco adidas samba rding to the Missouri Cherry Blossom Festival. A play about Jacksons life was performed at the 2019 Missouri Cherry Blossom Festival.Jackson was age 17 when she married James Bolin, who was 93 years old at the time of the marriage. Bolin and Jackson were adidas campus married for three years before his passing in 1939. Bolin reportedly fought on the Union side of the war. According to her biography, Jackson kept word of her marriage with Bolin a secret until 2017. Jackson was a caretaker for Bolin at the time of the marriage. Mr. Bolin explained that he did not have any money to pay me for taking care of him. Therefore, he asked for my hand in marriage so that he could leave his pension to me, Jackson said in her biography.Before Jacksons death, Maudie Hopkins was the last known surviving Civil War widow. She died in 2008.The Civil War ended in 1865, 156 years ago. Copyright 2024 Scripps Media, Inc. All |
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