hello. welcome to the programme. i'm azadeh moshiri. we start this hour with ukraine, which has welcomed the $61 billion package of military aid, finally approved by us lawmakers last night. russia says it shows that washington is wading deeper into a war that will end in humiliation. the foreign ministry spokeswoman, maria zakharova, said the aid, which includes ammunition and air defences, was evidence that the us wants ukraine "to fight to the last ukrainian". the bill will see a $61 billion package for ukraine, including ammunition and air defences. presidentjoe biden welcomed the deal, which he said would "answer history's call". ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky described the american support as "vital" and said it would save thousands of lives. russian officials on the other hand, said it would further ruin ukraine and result in the deaths of even more ukrainians. there's a huge reaction from ukrainians to the news of the funding, many of them