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In response to Russia's armed aggression Ukraine, once the world's breadbasket, has had to focus more on reinforcing it military arsenal along with most countries in the West.
Former US President Donald Trump said he is not opposed to Republicans approving a military aid package Kyiv has been pleading for months, but that it should “exist in the form of a loan.”
The new ban will prevent new aluminum, copper, and nickel produced by Russia from entering the market in the West's latest bid to deprive Moscow of revenue to finance its war in Ukraine.