US announces $5.9 billion in military and budget aid to Ukraine
(www.reuters.com)
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Streets of Ukraine sound like the streets of UK cities in the 1700s/1800s when Royal Navy press-gangs were grabbing subjects off the streets and forcibly dragging them into Naval service.
Some info here if you're not familiar with the practice (sorry about Shitipedia but it's a decent article in this case) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impressment