U.S. believes Ukraine can win the war with "the right equipment"

• The pledge came as American officials told reporters Blinken and Austin promised Zelensky over $300 million in foreign military financing and that a $165 million sale of ammunition had been approved.
• They also said diplomats would gradually begin returning to Ukraine starting this week, with the ultimate goal of reopening the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv.

What they're saying: Blinken said that the Kremlin "has sought as its principal aim to totally subjugate Ukraine" and "take away" the country's independence. "That has failed," he added.

• The Kremlin had "sought to assert the power of its military, its economy," but the opposite was happening, Blinken said.
• "We don’t know how the rest of this war will unfold, but we do know that a sovereign independent Ukraine will be around a lot longer than Vladimir Putin is on the scene."

Editor's note: This article has been updated with new details throughout.