World leaders fortified their support for Ukraine ahead of the punishing winter months, with the United States announcing a $400 million aid package that includes funding for additional air defenses against Russian attacks on critical infrastructure.
A U.S. defense official said the next few weeks are expected to be dynamic as Ukrainian forces continue to make battlefield gains, including around the southern city of Kherson. Russian officials have told residents to evacuate the city, while Ukraine warned those signals could be a trap.
Here’s the latest on the war and its ripple effects across the globe.
4. From our correspondents
G-7 agrees to fix, defend Ukraine’s infrastructure amid Russian attacks. The plan to fortify Ukraine ahead of the punishing winter months was cemented on the second day of G-7 meetings in the historic German city of Münster. The symbolic importance of the meeting place — the same venue in which the Treaty of Westphalia was signed ending the Thirty Years’ War — was underscored by some of the attending diplomats, who said Russia’s invasion challenged the world order those centuries-old accords helped establish.
The G-7 statement signed by each nation announced the establishment of a “coordination mechanism” to help Ukraine “repair, restore and defend its critical energy and water infrastructure,” The Post’s John Hudson writes. It did not set a timeline for implementation, but diplomats attending the event said it was important to act immediately given the onset of winter.
Meg Kelly contributed to this report.
