Russia’s President 

Vladimir Putin has warned the West of a

“lightning fast” response to any country that intervenes in its
war against Ukraine war and creates what he called “strategic
threats for Russia.”
“We have all the instruments [to respond] that no one can
boast of ... we’re going to use them if we have to,” he said, in
what has widely been seen as an allusion to Russia’s arsenal
of intercontinental ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons.
Russia shocked the European community by halting gas
supplies to Poland and Bulgaria on Wednesday because they
had refused to pay for the gas in Russian rubles, as Moscow
demanded.
The move comes as tensions remain high between Western
allies and Russia after Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on
Monday said the threat of a nuclear war is very significant and
the risks should not be underestimated.
U.S. President Joe Biden has asked Congress to approve $33
billion in additional money for the Ukraine war, which includes
funding for U.S. military support to the embattled nation and a
mix of direct cash and supplies for Ukraine.
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Biden will visit a Lockheed Martin plant to

thank workers who make Javelin missiles

Ukrainian servicemen are at work to receive the delivery of FGM-148 Javelins, American
man-portable anti-tank missile provided by US to Ukraine as part of a military support, at
Kyiv’s airport Boryspil on February 11,2022, amid the crisis linked with the threat of
Russia’s invasion.
Sergei Supinsky | AFP | Getty Images

U.S. President Joe Biden said he will visit a Lockheed Martin

plant in Troy, Ala. on Tuesday to thank the workers who are
manufacturing Javelin missiles being sent to Ukraine.
Biden said the purpose of the trip was to “thank them for
producing the weapons that helped stop Russia’s advances in
Ukrainian cities like Kyiv.”
Since the start of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion
of Ukraine in late February, the shoulder-fired anti-tank
Javelin missiles have proven to to be among the most
decisive weapons in the Ukrainian arsenal.
Biden said the Lockheed Martin employees’ “hard work has
played a critical role in assuring Putin’s strategic failure in
Ukraine, and they should know that we know it.” Biden’s
remarks were part of a broader announcement that he is
seeking a massive $33 billion aid package for Ukraine.