Russian military promised Putin to take Kyiv in five days – Nuland / GORDON

“When we first learned about Putin’s military plans for this war – and this was back in the fall – his military told him that he would be in Kyiv, take Kyiv in five days. His military commanders told him that he would completely control all of Ukraine and will get that control in two weeks,” Nuland said.

She stressed that thanks to the courage of the Ukrainian people, these plans were not implemented.

“Precisely because each of you does, every man, woman, child, everyone who sacrificed himself, this did not happen, and the Russian military is now almost stopped in their advance. You surprise the whole world with your courage, your strength, your determination, your patriotism. You are fighting for all of us. You are fighting for the entire free world.“, the undersecretary of state said.

She noted that the West is helping Ukraine with weapons to protect against Russian aggression.

“We are making extremely great efforts, both collectively, as NATO, and each country individually, so that you get the right weapons,” she said.

Nuland noted that the United States has provided about $2 billion worth of weapons to Ukraine in the past six months alone.

“These are exactly the systems that you needed, that you asked for and that can really make a difference in this war, and turn Putin’s tanks, planes and ships now into scrap metal,” the Deputy Secretary of State said.

She also assured that the United States and allies are aware of Ukraine’s needs for weapons and are actively working on it.

“We are looking at new systems that we can supply. I won’t talk about them because it will not help your operational security or mission. But we listened to you, what you need, analyzed how this fight is going,” Nuland said. .

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