Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin on Sunday for recent US moves to provide military assistance to Ukraine in resisting the Russian invasion. “We are very grateful to President Joe Biden and his administration for their continued assistance in the fight for our freedom and independence,” Zelensky said. He also expressed gratitude for a decision by the US administration to allow limited strikes with US weapons on the territory of Russia to effectively counter Russia’s attempts to expand the combat zone, a Ukrainian government statement said. Zelensk…