The United States is to provide Ukraine with $1.85 billion in additional military assistance, Washington confirmed on Wednesday during a landmark visit by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to Washington. The aid will include “the first transfer of a Patriot air defence system,” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said, adding that the system is “capable of bringing down cruise missiles, short range ballistic missiles, and aircraft at a significantly higher ceiling than previously provided” air defence systems. Russian attacks from the air have in recent months targeted Ukraine’s civilian…