US and UK pledge almost $1.5 billion to help Ukraine during diplomats’ visit to Kyiv The Associated PressIn Kyiv, US and UK diplomats offer aid but no breakthrough on strikes into Russia Reuters.comBlinken wraps up Ukraine-focused Europe trip in Poland with arms requests on the table The Associated PressWest crushes Ukraine’s hopes of loosening Russian strike ban POLITICO EuropeUS and UK Press Ukraine Before Allowing Russia Strikes Bloomberg