Lawmakers in both houses of the Russian parliament, the State Duma and Federation Council, had already approved the plans in the past 10 days.

“Attacks on energy facilities are happening all over Ukraine,” Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko said on Facebook.  

The formal notification to Congress of the weapons package could come as soon as Monday, one official said.

While there is currently no special envoy for the war in Ukraine, Trump had privately expressed interest in creating the position.

Tensions have been escalating in Ukraine and Israel is striking both Hamas and Hezbollah.

About 200 military personnel are stationed at the two interceptor sites in Poland and Romania.

Biden authorized the use of long-range missiles against Russia and provided Ukraine with land mines.

Conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine are adding a strain to the U.S. military’s ability to respond to China, a top U.S. admiral warns.

Trump, in a statement, said Whitaker was “a strong warrior and loyal Patriot."

Lyons questioned the timing of the decision, saying, “I’m not sure why we didn’t allow this two or three years ago."

President Joe Biden has given Kyiv the green light to use long-range weapons.

Trump advised Putin not to escalate the war in Ukraine and reminded him of "Washington's sizeable military presence in Europe", the Post reported.

Sullivan said Biden made it clear to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that he would spend all of the resources passed by Congress “on time and in full.”