Is the West sending enough weapons to Ukraine?

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President Biden on Thursday asked Congress for another $33 billion for Ukraine, including $20 billion in new military and security assistance, the biggest funding request since Russia invaded on Feb. 24. Russia has warned the United States and its allies against sending Ukraine more weapons. Russia's ambassador to the U.S. said arms deliveries were "pouring oil on the flames."

The latest $800 million package includes 72 155mm howitzers, powerful guns that can blast 90-pound shells 25 miles. The U.S. also is sending 144,000 artillery rounds, and 121 new Phoenix Ghost drones, which explode on contact after following their targets for up to six hours. A packaged announced a week earlier included 300 Switchblade drones, 200 armored personnel carriers, 18 155mm howitzers, and 11 Soviet-designed Mi-17 helicopters.

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Harold Maass is a contributing editor at The Week. He has been writing for The Week since the 2001 debut of the U.S. print edition and served as editor of TheWeek.com when it launched in 2008. Harold started his career as a newspaper reporter in South Florida and Haiti. He has previously worked for a variety of news outlets, including The Miami Herald, ABC News and Fox News, and for several years wrote a daily roundup of financial news for The Week and Yahoo Finance.