Joe Biden is now meeting with small business owners to “discuss the small businesses boom under his leadership,” per his official schedule. The Guardian’s live blog on the war in Ukraine is still running, so be sure to follow along with that for more updates:
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Biden blamed the contraction on “technical factors” caused by the ongoing pandemic and the war in Ukraine. The US economy shrank in the first three months of the year, contracting by -0.4% in the first quarter, marking its weakest performance since the early days of the pandemic.“We’re not going to define that from here,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki said at her daily briefing. The White House dodged a question about whether it was now a US policy goal for Ukraine to win its war against Russia.“The assistance appropriated by Congress has made a significant difference for Ukraine, but much more is needed to fight back against Putin’s brutal aggression,” the Democratic House speaker said in a statement. Nancy Pelosi said she expected a “strong, bipartisan vote” in the House to approve the next Ukraine aid bill.“Russia is the aggressor - no ifs, ands or buts about it.” Russia has warned the US against providing Ukraine with more weaponry, but the White House has insisted it will continue to aid its ally. We’re helping Ukraine defend itself against Russian aggression,” Biden said. Biden emphasized America’s ongoing assistance to Ukraine should not be taken as an attack on Russia.
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“The cost of this fight is not cheap, but caving to aggression is going to be more costly if we allow it to happen,” Biden said at the White House today. The request includes another $20bn in military aid, as well as $8.5bn in economic aid to Kyiv and $3bn in humanitarian relief. Joe Biden asked Congress to provide Ukraine with $33bn of additional funding to assist its fight against Russian aggression.Here’s how the day unfolded in Washington:
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That’s it from the US politics live blog today.