White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said that the United States would announce further military supplies to Ukraine next week as the current tensions increased and after the West saw Russia’s plan to annex 4 Ukraine areas as a trespass.
Washington would supply these weapons directly and immediately, he continued, so that Kyiv can receive them as soon as possible.
Additionally, he stressed that the matter of supporting Kiev on the ground takes precedence over the subject of its NATO membership and that fresh penalties will be imposed on any person or organisation that supports the Russian annexation of Ukrainian territory.
He stated that while the US was concerned about potential Russian assaults on European infrastructure, the US military was prepared to handle any situation.
He emphasised that US forces have arrived in Europe and are prepared to intervene and engage in combat.
He also said there were no signs that Russia would use nuclear weapons very soon, but he added that the risk still existed.
These developments followed Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement on Friday morning that four Ukrainian regions—Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhia, and Kherson—had been formally annexed into his nation. Putin emphasised that this decision had finally been made.
Additionally, the Kremlin’s ruler pledged to reconstruct those cities for the citizens’ peace and safety. He made a point of saying that those people were now Russian citizens.
At the same time, he signalled that he was willing to put an end to the fighting and engage in talks with Kyiv.
Following the lengthy address by the Russian president, the four Moscow-loyal regional leaders signed the annexation orders, annexing more than 15% of Ukrainian territory.
The larger Donbass region in eastern Ukraine is made up of the regions of Lugansk and Donetsk, which have been torn apart by fighting since separatists there proclaimed independence in 2014.
In addition to Lugansk and Donetsk, Russia also gained possession of all of Kherson and portions of Zaporizhia during a ceremony staged in the Kremlin, which prompted anger around the world and total Western rejection.
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