 UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Friday received a briefing from his military officials as he journeyed through Ukraine by train, on his way to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi, Sunak is visiting Kiev on Friday to announce a new package of support for Ukraine, including an increase in military funding for its war with Russia, a statement from his office said. Sunak is expected to announce that military funding for Ukraine for the next financial year will be £2.5 billion, the statement said, the funding would cover long-range missiles, air defense, artillery ammunition, and maritime security. Support for Ukraine's war effort is sputtering data planned by the administration of US President Joe Biden to send $60 billion in new funding to Kiev as being held up in Congress.Europe's Pledge in March to provide 1 million artillery shells within 12 months has also fallen short, with only about 300,000 delivered by the end of last year.