Russia-Ukraine latest updates: US announces $550m in military aid

Russia’s president warns ‘there can be no winners in a nuclear war’ as UN talks on nonproliferation begin.

A M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System being fired in Ukraine.
A M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) is fired in an undisclosed location in Ukraine [File: Pavlo Narozhnyy/via Reuters]
By Usaid Siddiqui, David Child and Hamza Mohamed
Published On 1 Aug 2022
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Updated: 1 Aug 2022 (21:28 GMT)

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  • The United States has announced a new tranche of weapons for Ukraine’s forces worth $550m, including ammunition for rocket launchers and artillery guns.
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin has said nuclear war “should never be unleashed” and warned any such conflict would have “no winners”.