US President Joe Biden's administration is in its final months to ensure that Ukraine can withstand an all-out Russian invasion next year. To this end, as much aid as possible is being sent so that Ukrainian forces are able to withstand Russian forces and have a strong position in possible peace talks. US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said these things on Wednesday (November 13). The US news agency AP reported the news.
Blinken said President Biden has promised that every dollar we have will be spent on Ukraine until President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in on January 20.
Calling on NATO member states during a visit to Brussels, Blinken said it is important to ensure that Ukraine can continue to fight effectively until 2025 or participate in peace talks from a strong position, providing them with money, ammunition and trained troops.
Blinken said the US administration is changing and adjusting its strategy by sending the latest technology equipment to Ukraine. However, he did not give detailed information on this matter.
The three-year-old war shows no signs of ending. On Wednesday, Russia launched a sophisticated missile and drone attack on Kiev for the first time in nearly 73 days. A day before the attack, the Pentagon said that most of the North Korean troops sent to help Moscow are engaged in the fight to remove Ukrainian forces from Russian territory.
Kiev is under pressure to counter a months-long Russian offensive against Ukraine's Donetsk region.
Uncertainty over the Trump administration's war policy following Biden's departure has created new concerns for Kiev. While US military aid to Ukraine is critical, Trump has signaled his unwillingness to continue millions of dollars in aid.
On Wednesday, Russia launched an attack on eight regions of Ukraine with six ballistic and cruise missiles and 90 drones. The Ukrainian Air Force said four missiles and 37 drones were downed and 47 drones were stopped by electrical jamming. Damages are still being assessed.
At the time of this airstrike, more than 10,000 troops sent by North Korea were fighting on the Russian Kursk border, the Pentagon said. The Kursk offensive by Ukrainian forces three months ago succeeded in capturing significant territory and embarrassing the Kremlin.
Pentagon deputy spokesman Vedanta Patel said the Russian military is training North Korean troops in artillery, drone use and general infantry operations. But there are language differences and military-strategic challenges, the Pentagon said.
Officials in Kiev said that Russia has deployed about 50,000 troops in Kursk to repel Ukrainian forces. In recent months, Russia has been massing troops for a counteroffensive at Kursk, according to the Institute for the Study of War think tank. However, the timing of this campaign is still uncertain.
