Blinken wraps up Ukraine-focused Europe trip in Poland amid arms request

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives at Chopin Airport in Warsaw (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)

US secretary of state Antony Blinken is wrapping up a three-nation, Ukraine-focused European tour in Poland after hearing repeated appeals from Ukrainian officials to use Western-supplied weaponry for long-range strikes inside Russia.

Mr Blinken travelled to Warsaw on Thursday after spending a day in Kyiv with British Foreign Secretary David Lammy, during which they pledged to bring the Ukrainian requests to their leaders.