Ukraine's top national security official asked earlier this month for the U.S. to go beyond traditional military aid and provide the country with the funding, training and weaponry to support a long-term resistance movement, according to a letter obtained by Axios.
Why it matters: Russia's advances on the battlefield have largely stalled, prompting fears of a long, grinding war of attrition. Ukraine is seeking more formal and robust backing for its whole-of-society defense against Russia.
