J. Biden’s adviser revealed how long Washington’s support will be enough for Ukraine

With the approval of the aid, the United States now has sufficient resources to support Ukraine throughout 2024, Mr. Sullivan said.

“I hope that with the resources we have now, we can continue to provide Ukraine with what it needs during this year,” he said.

The presidential adviser admitted that due to the delayed aid, Ukraine lost a significant part of the territory in the east, including Avdijivka.

“The consequences of the delay are felt in Ukraine. During the last six months, Ukraine was forced to conserve ammunition, and as a result lost part of the territory in the east, including Avdiyivka,” he lamented during a press conference.

Mr Sullivan said he understood the process had taken “too much” time.

He noted that while the US military aid package “is great news for Ukraine,” Ukrainian troops are still under a lot of pressure on the battlefield.

Russia may soon have additional tactical gains on the battlefield, he said.

“The fact is, it’s going to take some time for us to dig ourselves out of the hole created by the six-month delay before Congress approved additional funding,” Sullivan concluded.

On Wednesday, the United States announced the first military aid package for Ukraine in a long time, totaling $1 billion. dollars. The package is said to include HIMARS munitions, RIM-7 and AIM-9M missile systems for air defense, Stinger anti-aircraft missiles, 155 mm artillery shells and other weapons.

In addition, the US national security adviser added that the United States will continue to supply Ukraine with ATACMS tactical missiles.

The New York Times and Reuters reported on Wednesday that President Joe Biden’s administration secretly sent long-range ATACMS variants to Ukraine earlier this month as part of a $300 million security aid package announced in March.