US sends 'desperate' Ukraine $454m in weapons as further aid stalls

US officials declined to say whether they were also sending long-range ATACMS munitions, which Ukrainian officials have sought for months. "It is assistance that Ukraine desperately needs to hold the line against Russian attacks and to push back against the continued Russian onslaught in the east and in other parts of Ukraine," Mr Sullivan said. Ukraine's momentum in the war, now in its third year, has begun to flag as its front-line units face dwindling weapons supplies and Russian forces make a renewed push to break through defensive positions. In his State of the Union address last week, President Joe…