Following meeting with Zelensky, Austin and top diplomat Blinken announce $700 million in additional military aid; at least five killed in Russian rocket strike in Vinnytsia

US secretary of state says veteran diplomat Bridget Brink to be tapped as envoy to Ukraine, evacuated embassy staff to begin day trips from Poland to Lviv office in coming days

Ukrainian leader adds that Secretary of Defense Austin will also join visit; repeats call for meeting with Russian President Putin in an effort to 'put an end to the war'

US president's chief spokeswoman confirms administration working to reopen embassy in Kyiv but doesn't give timeline

Ukrainian leader believes French counterpart has refrained from using the term because he thinks it would hurt chances for diplomatic engagement with Russia

Senior administration official tells Washington Post that threats show US military aid 'is proving extraordinarily effective' against Russian invasion

Reports say neither Biden nor Kamala Harris likely to make trip, but senior cabinet officials such as secretaries of state and defense being considered

International prosecutors touring Bucha say Ukraine is a 'crime scene'; New $800 million US military aid package includes helicopters and armored personnel carriers

Shipment to include heavier equipment Washington has so far shunned from providing Kyiv, such as helicopters and armored personnel carriers as well as weapons and ammunition

Wrapping up Europe trip, US president tells Ukrainians ‘we stand with you,’ warns world of ‘long fight ahead’; calls invasion a 'strategic failure' for Moscow