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State Department Press Conference Underway Shortly

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US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price is shortly due to deliver a press conference from the Department of State.

  • Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ovq0EDuxMWU
  • Comes amid more politically uncertainty in the UK following Prime Minister Liz Truss's resignation today.
  • President Biden said in brief remarks that he doesn't think political instability in the UK will be "consequential" for the US.
  • Biden said of Truss, "...she was a great partner on Russia and Ukraine. And the British are going to solve their problem."
  • The UK also today announced fresh sanctions on Iran for the sale of drones to Russia. A similar announcement from the US is likely to follow soon.
  • White House National Security Council Spokesperson John Kirby said: "We can confirm that Russian military personnel based in Crimea have been piloting Iranian UAVs, using them to conduct strikes across Ukraine including strikes against Kyiv in recent days."

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