NEW YORK, Sep 18 Council Strategic Communications Coordinator US national security John Kirby promised additional packages of American military assistance to Kiev.
“We have been providing additional security assistance to Ukraine on a consistent, almost regular basis. We are announcing these packages almost every couple of weeks. So I think you can expect that you will continue to see additional security assistance,” Kirby said. at a press conference.
He did not provide details about when to expect the next package and what will be included in it.
Russia previously sent a note to NATO countries over arms supplies to Ukraine. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov noted that any cargo that contains weapons for Ukraine will become a legitimate target for Russia. The Russian Foreign Ministry stated that NATO countries are “playing with fire” by supplying weapons to Ukraine. The Kremlin emphasized that pumping Ukraine up with weapons from the West does not contribute to the success of Russian-Ukrainian negotiations and will have a negative effect. Lavrov also stated that the United States and NATO are directly involved in the conflict in Ukraine, “including not only the supply of weapons, but also the training of personnel… in the territory of Great Britain, Germany, Italy, and other countries.”
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