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Ukraine's allies work to keep arms flowing

BRUSSELS: Ukraine's Western backers were to meet for a second day on Wednesday looking to speed up deliveries of ammunition and arms to Kyiv, which is also demanding fighter jets.

After securing commitments for tanks, air defenses and precision missiles, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has doubled down on his plea for Western aircraft.

60-SECOND SILENCE North Atlantic Treaty Organization Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg and the defense chiefs of NATO member states stand for a minute of silence to honor the victims of the February 6 earthquake in Turkey and Syria before starting their meeting at the military alliance’s headquarters in Belgium’s capital Brussels on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2023. AFP PHOTO