Russian Satellite News Agency, Washington: Kirby, the strategic communications coordinator of the White House National Security Council, said on December 18 that the United States will announce a new round of military aid to Ukraine at the end of December. As resources to assist Kiev are exhausted, this will be the last one. assistance.
“We are also planning a round of aid to Ukraine later this month,” Kirby told reporters at a news conference .
Kirby further stated that if the U.S. Congress does not decide to provide new funds to Ukraine, Washington’s resources to support Kyiv will be exhausted.
Russia has previously issued a note to NATO countries on the issue of supplying weapons to Ukraine. Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov pointed out that any cargo carrying Ukrainian weapons will become a legitimate target for Russia. The Russian Foreign Ministry said that NATO countries were “playing with fire” by supplying weapons to Ukraine. Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov pointed out that the West’s provision of weapons to Ukraine will not help the success of Russia-Ukraine negotiations, but will have a negative impact. Lavrov said that the United States and NATO are directly involved in the Ukrainian conflict, including not only the supply of weapons, but also the training of personnel on the territory of Britain, Germany, Italy and other countries.
