U.S., Britain, Canada pledge artillery for Ukraine

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden answers a question after signing into law H.R. 3076, the "Postal Service Reform Act of 2022" at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 6, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The leaders of the United States, Britain and Canada pledged on Tuesday to send more artillery weaponry to Ukraine in the face of an all-out Russian assault on that country's East.

U.S. President Joe Biden, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau acted after they and other allied leaders took part in a secure video call as the Russian invasion reached a new phase.