Biden said he was briefed every four to five hours on Ukraine’s movements over the past week.
The United States has given Ukraine billions of dollars in arms, mostly for defense purposes as Kiev tries to push back Russian military operations that began in February 2022.
In May of last year, Biden allowed Kiev to launch American weapons at military targets inside Russia in support of an attack against the city of Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine.
The White House said Ukraine had not informed it before it entered the Kursk region. Yesterday, Tuesday, Russian forces responded to Ukrainian forces with missiles, drones, and air strikes.
White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre denied any role for Washington in the operation.
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About a thousand Ukrainian soldiers attacked the Russian border in the early hours of August 6 with tanks and armored vehicles.
A US official said on Tuesday that the aim of Ukraine’s incursion into Kursk was likely to be to force Russia to withdraw its forces from Ukraine to protect Russian territory. face a cross-border attack.
Biden said he was briefed every four to five hours on Ukraine’s movements over the past week.
The United States has given Ukraine billions of dollars in arms, mostly for defense purposes as Kiev tries to push back Russian military operations that began in February 2022.
In May of last year, Biden allowed Kiev to launch American weapons at military targets inside Russia that will support an attack against the city of Kharkiv in the northeast of Ukraine.
The White House said Ukraine had not informed it before it entered the Kursk region. Yesterday, Tuesday, Russian forces responded to Ukrainian forces with missiles, drones, and air strikes.
White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre denied any role for Washington in the operation.
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2024-08-14 01:53:29
