The U.S. is sending its Patriot Air Defense System to Ukraine after its president,

Volodymyr Zelensky, paid a visit to Washington.

Have a long-range system help the country withstand Russian attacks?

I'm Lela Faldon, that's Amartina's, and this is up first from NPR News.

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After a surprise visit to the nation's capital, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky is

not heading home empty handed.

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It's an investment in the global security and democracy that we handle in the most

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After many months of pleading from the Ukrainian government, the US announced it'll send

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