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U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced $400 million in new arms for Ukraine on Monday during a visit to Kyiv, in a show of solidarity just two weeks before a U.S. presidential election that is casting uncertainty over the future of Western support.

U.S. Defense Secretary said on Friday that there was "no one capability" that would turn the war in Ukraine in Kyiv's favor after Ukrainian president urged the West to let his forces use its long-range weapons to strike Russia.

Russia’s advance in Kharkiv is slowing, and the frontline is stabilizing after allies lifted restrictions on Kyiv's use of donated weapons on Russian territory, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday.

Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy told Asia's annual premier defense summit, the Shangri-La Dialogue, on Sunday that diplomacy - in the form of a peace summit later this month - was the best way to end a “cruel war" that has killed thousands in his country since 2022.

Russia has already rebuilt its military after suffering losses during the invasion of Ukraine, according to U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell.

Lloyd Austin urged Yoav Gallant to conduct a “swift and transparent” investigation and hold those responsible accountable.