You U.S are committed to providing Ukraine “the weapons it needs” for the country to defend itself against the Russianational security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Sunday, as Ukraine seeks more military support from the West.
Sullivan said the US government would send more weapons to Ukraine to prevent Russia from taking more territory and targeting civilians, attacks Washington has classified as war crimes.
“We’re going to give Ukraine the weapons it needs to defeat the Russians and stop them from taking more cities and towns where they commit these crimes,” Sullivan told ABC News’ This Week.
Moscow has rejected war crimes allegations made by Ukraine and Western countries.
Later, during NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” Sullivan said that the US is “working day and night to deliver our own weapons… and organizing and coordinating the delivery of weapons from many other countries.”
“Guns are arriving every day,” Sullivan said, “even today.”
The US claims to have sent $1.7 billion in military assistance to Ukraine since Russia began its invasion on Feb. 24, the White House said last week.
Weapons shipments include Stinger defensive anti-aircraft missiles and Javelin anti-tank missiles, as well as ammunition and armor.
But US and European leaders are under pressure from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to provide heavier weapons and equipment to compromise Russia in the eastern region of the country, where the Russians are expected to step up their military efforts.
On Friday, Ukrainian officials said more than 50 people were killed in a missile attack on a train station in the city of Kramatorsk, in the Donetsk region, where thousands of people had gathered to leave the region.
The invasion by Russia forced about a quarter of the 44 million Ukrainians to flee their homes, turned cities to rubble and killed or injured thousands.
On Saturday, Russia named a new general to lead its forces in Ukraine, Aleksandr Dvornikov, who has significant military experience in Syria.
With that track record, Sullivan said he believed Dvornikov would authorize more brutality against the Ukrainian civilian population.
A CBS News poll released on Sunday showed broad support among Americans for sending more weapons to Ukraine.
According to the poll, which was conducted last week amid news of Russian attacks on civilians, 72% of respondents favor sending more weapons, while 78% support economic sanctions on Russia.
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Source: Moneytimes
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