 Austin made the announcement during his meeting with Ukrainian counterpart at the Pentagon today. Kiev has been urging its allies to send more help as it faces an ongoing Russian military assault that began more than two years ago. The Philippines, the United States and China are investigating the deaths of a Chinese citizen and a U.S. citizen of Chinese ethnicity. They were kidnapped last month during a business trip to Manila. NPR's Emily Fang reports the deaths come at a tense time in relations between China and the Philippines.