Expert: Washington Will Not Abandon Kyiv in War Against Russia After Seven Years of Support

The US has allocated more than $2 billion to Ukraine over the entire course of the war with Russia.

Since the start of Russian aggression in Donbas, Western countries have provided Ukraine with military assistance to the extent they were able. Most of the supplies were aimed at improving military communications, radars and medical infrastructure. The United States was the largest donor.

However, after talks between US President Joe Biden and Russia's Vladimir Putin, another tranche for Ukraine worth $100 million was suspended by Washington.

US President's National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, in an interview with Fox News, emphasized that the aid was intended for unforeseen circumstances during the buildup of Russian troops near the border with Ukraine in spring 2021.

Jake Sullivan
US President's National Security Adviser

This year, Congress allocated $275 million in aid to Ukraine, which must be spent by September. It is now June. We have spent every cent of every dollar of these $275 million for Ukraine. Joe Biden has upheld his commitment to Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity by delivering the full volume of authorized security assistance.

Sullivan called the accusations against the US of refusing to help Ukraine false.

Ukrainian Defense Minister Andriy Taran called media reports about security assistance allegedly frozen by Washington a provocation and disinformation.

Major General of the SBU Viktor Yagun agrees with Taran. As he explained in a comment to TK Media, Russia is clinging to every detail to demonstrate the success of Biden and Putin's negotiations, especially regarding Ukraine.

Yagun is confident that Washington cannot abandon Kyiv after seven years of continuous support.

Viktor Yagun
Major General of the SBU

However, one should not focus only on America. We need to cooperate with other partners in the military sphere as well. These could be Britain, Turkey and Georgia.

In his view, the priority should be modernizing the Navy and developing our own Neptune-class missile systems.

As TK Media was told by Serhiy Zgurets, director of the information and consulting company Defense Express, the US has allocated more than $2 billion in military aid to Ukraine over the entire course of the war with Russia.

This aid mainly included communications equipment, anti-radar and radar systems, and medical equipment. However, the expert noted that "we should not forget that we were previously provided with Javelin anti-tank systems," which are considered lethal weapons.

Zgurets also recalled that at the Weapons and Security exhibition in Kyiv, a separate stand by Lockheed Martin was dedicated to F-16 fighters.

Serhiy Zgurets
director of the information and consulting company Defense Express

There is information that Ukraine's Ministry of Defense is interested in purchasing aircraft as part of the Air Force modernization program.