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He told lawmakers there would be some "hard choices" but it would be the "biggest sustained increase in defence spending since the end of the Cold War".
France and Britain notably could have vetoed the resolution, which merely "implores a swift end to the conflict" without blaming Russia.
Ukraine's wealth of minerals including manganese, titanium, graphite and lithium has been the target of tense negotiations between Kyiv and Washington.
US President Donald Trump is pushing for Ukraine to sign a deal giving it privileged access to its reserves of valuable minerals.
Germany's election winner Friedrich Merz has vowed to rule Europe's largest economy by returning to his Christian Democrat party's conservative roots.
"There is no doubt about who the aggressor is, who should pay and be held accountable for this war," Kallas said.
In November 2024, his troops fired a previously unknown experimental hypersonic missile called "Oreshnik" against Ukraine.
"President Chaves has been a great leader in that country in regards to recognizing the threat that China poses," said Mauricio Claver-Carone, the US special envoy on Latin America.
