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Bbc news, geneva. with more details on this shipment of military aid to ukraine, here s our north america correspondent peter bowes. we have a few details from the us embassy in kyiv. they say some 200,000lbs in lethal aid, as they put it, including ammunition for the frontline defenders of ukraine, and they point out in a second tweet that this is on top of some $2.7 billion worth of aid over the last few years, since 2014, the russian invasion, and according to this tweet, it represents the commitment of the united states to help ukraine bolster its defences in the face of russian aggression. so this is possibly the first of a number of shipments of some of the equipment. we know that nato countries are doing the same. of course what it doesn t mean ....
Of a number of shipments of some of the equipment. we know nato countries are doing the same. of course what it doesn t mean is, and we have known this for a long time, it doesn t mean the united states is preparing to send troops on the ground. the aid as far as the us is concerned at the moment at least involves military hardware, but potentially if there is an invasion, ukraine would effectively be on its own. , would effectively be on its own. ~ , ., , own. an interesting timing as well, own. an interesting timing as well. peter. own. an interesting timing as well, peter, because - own. an interesting timing as well, peter, because we - own. an interesting timing asi well, peter, because we have been talking about the geneva talks, but also president biden on his way now to camp david with secretary blank on. what is expected there? is there mood music around that meeting blinken. i mood music around that meeting blinken- blinken. i think the music will be sombre. b ....