US president pledges $500m in help for Ukraine while west prepares next phase of sanctions against Russia
Joe Biden has promised further military aid for Ukraine worth $500m (£415m) during his surprise visit to Kyiv, as EU foreign ministers met in Brussels to discuss ways to accelerate the provision of ammunition to the country.
The US president also said additional sanctions would be announced this week against the Russia’s elite and companies trying to evade existing sanctions in order to “back the Russian war machine”.
