President Joe Biden approved a $100 million transfer of Javelin anti-armor missiles to Ukraine on Tuesday, according to an administration official. The transfer brings the total of U.S. military assistance for Ukraine to $2.4 billion since Biden took office last January. Also Read: White House: US, allies to ban new investments in Russia The White House announced late Tuesday that Biden approved the assistance, which is funded as part of a broader $13.6 billion in aid for Ukraine approved by Congress last month after Russia’s invasion. The administration official confirmed that it was for a transfer of the Javelin missiles, which have been requested by the Ukrainian military to combat Russian armor. The official spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity to discuss the matter. Also Read: Zelenskyy at the UN accuses Russian military of war crimes  

"After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the United States sought to establish its global supremacy. In the countless wars in Iraq, Yugoslavia, Afghanistan and many other countries, any threat to U.S. hegemony was to be eliminated," said a video recently removed by Facebook. "The Ukrainian people are being sacrificed as pawns in order to advance NATO's confrontation with Russia. This confrontation ... is now escalating with breathtaking intensity," said the deleted video, according to the report on the World Socialist Web Site on Wednesday. Facebook last week deleted the video opposing Germany's role in the Russia-Ukraine conflict posted by the Socialist Equality Party of Germany (SGP). Facebook has not yet responded to the SGP's demand for an explanation. Also Read: Russians leave Chernobyl; Ukraine braces for renewed attacks The deletion of the video is "an act of political censorship directed against anyone who opposes war and militarism," the report said. The report noted that the tech companies collaborate intimately with the governments and the state apparatus of the major imperialist powers. The report also mentioned Google announced in 2017 that it would give preference to "authoritative sources" in search results, socialist and anti-war websites. Also Read: War in Ukraine fuels fears among draft-age Russian youths