Secretary of State Antony Blinken said March 2 that Americans should refrain from traveling to Ukraine to help in that country’s conflict with Russia. Blinken’s warning came the same day Ukraine temporarily lifted visa requirements for foreign volunteers to enter the country. On Feb. 28, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the formation of the “International Legion of Territorial Defense of Ukraine,” calling for “citizens of the world” to join the fight against Russia’s invasion. At a March 2 press conference, Blinken said the State Department’s position on the matter remains unchanged. “We’ve been very clear for some time in calling on Americans who may have been resident in Ukraine to leave, and making clear to Americans who may be thinking of traveling there not to go,” Blinken told reporters. Rather than joining the fight in Ukraine, Blinken said Americans can find alternative ways to help the war-torn nation. “For those who …