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Ukraine war live updates: U.S. Senate to vote on foreign aid bill; Ukraine says Russia buying Starlink terminals through 'Arab countries'

This is CNBC's live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. See below for the latest updates.

U.S. Senators are expected to hold a final vote early Tuesday on a $95 billion aid package that would provide funds for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.

While passage in the Democratic-led body is likely, the contentious bill will face a greater hurdle ahead in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives.

House Speaker Mike Johnson on Monday said the bill had failed to include provisions on U.S. border security, an issue Republican lawmakers have said is crucial to winning their support.

Meanwhile, Ukraine's main military intelligence agency said Tuesday that Russia was purchasing SpaceX-made Starlink terminals through "Arab countries."

On Sunday, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk responded to the agency's prior claim that Russian forces were using Starlink in occupied areas.

"To the best of our knowledge, no Starlinks have been sold directly or indirectly to Russia," Musk said.

Ukrainian gross domestic product grew 3.5% year-on-year in January, the country's economic ministry said Tuesday, citing higher seaborne exports and the suspension of a Polish border blockade.

Finance Minister Yuliya Svyridenko said growing investment demand and improved availability of foreign markets for domestic manufacturers both boosted growth at the start of the year.

Ukraine also notched its highest export volumes along what it calls the "Ukrainian Maritime Corridor" — the Black Sea trade route that it has built back up since August 2023, following heightened tensions with Russian ships.

Polish truckers and farmers have meanwhile engaged in a long-running protest over European Union trade rule that blocks several Ukrainian border crossings. The

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