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White House on F-16 for Ukraine: This is strengthening of Air Force for long term The provision of F-16 aircraft to Ukraine should be considered not only as providing Ukrainians with new modern combat platforms, but as strengthening the Air Force of Ukraine for the long term. 02.06.23 21:21 2 204 4 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

"We do not support calls for cease-fire that will simply freeze existing demarcation lines," - Kirby The United States does not support an immediate cease-fire, because such a step would freeze the conflict and legitimize Russia’s occupation of territories. 02.06.23 20:08 2 061 20 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

White House is working on implementation of Ukrainian peace plan, - Kirby The United States is working to implement the 10-point Ukrainian Peace Formula. 01.06.23 07:14 3 258 19 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

US made it clear to Ukraine that they do not want to facilitate strikes against Russian Federation, - Kirby The administration of US President Joe Biden confirmed in conversations with the Ukrainian side that it does not support attacks on the territory of Russia. 26.05.23 10:29 8 724 103 Previously in trend: War

Discussions on future security model for Ukraine continue - White House United States, together with its allies and partners, continues to discuss what security model to choose for Ukraine in future. 24.05.23 21:20 2 684 22 Previously in trend: War

White House: Bakhmut offensive was a meat grinder for Russia United States believes that Russian casualties during their attempted offensive in Bakhmut area cost them a high price. 24.05.23 20:26 7 736 129 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

US will allocate new and new aid packages to Ukraine in coming months, - Kirby The USA allocates aid packages to Ukraine about once every two weeks, aimed at strengthening its defense capabilities. This pace will continue in the following months. 15.05.23 19:43 1 971 11 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

White House on conversation between Zelensky and Xi: It is unclear whether it will lead to progress towards peace The US welcomes the talks between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Chinese President Xi Jinping. 26.04.23 17:32 5 186 36 World

Russians may go on offensive in some parts of front, - Kirby With the improvement of weather conditions in Ukraine, Russian forces may go on the offensive in several areas of the war. 24.04.23 20:07 10 757 18 Previously in trend: War

U.S. is focused on help Ukraine needs here and now, so F-16s are not on agenda, - Kirby The United States is making efforts to provide Ukraine with weapons that Ukraine can use in a counteroffensive as quickly as possible. F-16s are not one of those weapons. 24.04.23 21:22 3 854 56 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

Kirby: US supports Ukraine’s membership in NATO The United States supports direct accession talks between Ukraine and the Alliance, but for now, allies are focused on helping the Ukrainian Armed Forces. 24.04.23 20:25 3 271 19 World

US welcomes any support for Ukraine, but does not put pressure on anyone, - Kirby The US is not pressuring any country to support Ukraine, but welcomes any assistance from anywhere. 24.04.23 19:42 574 1 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

Leaked Pentagon documents: White House says US troops are in Kyiv, not at front The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv has U.S. Special Forces, but they are not involved in the fighting. 12.04.23 21:53 7 973 12 Previously in trend: War

There are no signs of Egypt transferring weapons to Russia, - White House The administration of the US president does not have information that Egypt is providing Russia with lethal weapons for the war in Ukraine. 12.04.23 09:03 869 8 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Kirby: US will announce new aid package for Ukraine this week The United States is preparing to announce a new aid package to Ukraine this week, which will be consistent with the previous efforts of the American side to support the Armed Forces. 03.04.23 19:38 4 146 17 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

US failed to gain access to WSJ journalist Hershkovich, detained in Russia, - Kirby The administration of US President Joe Biden is still working to secure a meeting with the detained American journalist Evan Hershkovich, who is being held in the Russian prison of Lefortovo in Moscow. 01.04.23 19:50 2 656 26 World

Russia wants to get weapons from North Korea in exchange for food, - White House US National Security Council strategic communications coordinator John Kirby said on Thursday that the Russian Federation is seeking to obtain North Korea’s munitions stockpile, possibly by offering food in exchange. 30.03.23 21:46 6 636 44 World

U.S. sees no evidence of unacceptable violations in Ukraine’s use of military aid - White House The United States sees no signs that Ukraine is mismanaging the military assistance provided by the United States. 30.03.23 07:38 2 823 7 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

US sees no signs of Russia moving nuclear weapons to Belarus, - Kirby So far, the White House sees no signs that Russia is transferring nuclear weapons to Belarus. 26.03.23 20:08 1 921 20 World

Kirby on Russian pilot who attacked US drone: "At best, he’s just idiot" White House National Security Representative John Kirby called the Russian Su-27 fighter pilot, whom Shoigu awarded the Order of Courage for attacking the American MQ-9 Reaper drone, an idiot. 23.03.23 12:10 12 891 67 Previously in trend: War

US advises Russia to withdraw tanks from Ukraine if it is concerned about depleted uranium shells - Kirby If Russians are worried about their tanks being intact, they should withdraw them from Ukraine, just like all their troops. 22.03.23 22:40 12 421 55 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

In coming weeks, Russia is preparing another attack on Ukraine, - White House The United States of America believes that Russian forces may try to launch a new attack on Ukraine in the near future, and such attacks may be carried out in several directions. 22.03.23 08:06 38 428 115 Previously in trend: War

US plans to speed up process of transferring Abrams tanks to Ukraine, - Kirby The USA plans to speed up the process of transferring Abrams tanks to Ukraine. Work on this is already underway. 21.03.23 14:34 4 122 9 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine War

China’s "peace plan" ratifies Russia’s seizure of Ukrainian territories - White House One of China’s proposals for achieving peace in Ukraine, which stipulates that the parties should cease fire and start negotiating, clearly serves the interests of the Kremlin and is at odds with the principles set out in the UN Charter. 16.03.23 21:15 22 314 67 World

White House to announce new military aid package for Ukraine in coming days White House National Security Council Coordinator John Kirby announces a new defense support package for Ukraine that will be announced in the near future. 16.03.23 20:21 5 065 30 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

Poland’s decision on aircraft for Ukraine does not change US decision on transfer of F-16, - White House The delivery of MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine by Poland will not affect the US position regarding the supply of F-16s. 16.03.23 19:37 7 346 48 World

US will continue flying in international airspace over Black Sea despite drone incident - White House The United States intends to continue flying military aircraft in the Black Sea region, despite the incident with a Russian fighter jet and an American drone. 14.03.23 22:56 7 057 80 Incidents

Russia plans new protests in Moldova to overthrow government - White House U.S. intelligence has obtained information indicating that Russian special services are preparing new protests in Moldova to undermine situation and overthrow government. 10.03.23 23:12 4 892 12 World

China must decide whether it really wants to side with Putin, White House The Chinese government must decide whether it really wants to side with Russian President Vladimir Putin and support his aggression with military supplies. 05.03.23 17:25 4 904 37 Previously in trend: War

China did not supply weapons to Russia, but did not remove issue from discussion - White House China has not yet supplied weapons to Russia for the war against Ukraine, but this issue has not yet been removed from the discussion 03.03.23 17:57 2 373 18 Previously in trend: War

New military aid package for Ukraine to be announced tomorrow - White House On March 3, the United States will announce a new military aid package for Ukraine. 02.03.23 22:59 3 987 16 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine War

War in Ukraine will be main topic of meeting between Biden and Scholz - White House The White House confirmed that the main topic of the meeting between the German Chancellor and the US President in Washington this week will be support for Ukraine and response to threats from Russia. 27.02.23 23:49 1 293 2 World

US does not dictate to its partners what weapons to transfer to Ukraine, - White House The US administration never tells its partners what weapons should be transferred to Ukraine. 17.02.23 22:28 1 616 14 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

White House on fighter jets for Ukraine: This is a sovereign decision of each state White House commented on UK’s decision to start training Ukrainian military on Western-style fighter jets. 10.02.23 23:30 4 642 70 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine War

US shoots down "unidentified flying object" near Alaska Over past 24 hours, U.S. military has tracked and eventually shot down an unidentified object flying at high altitude in airspace near Alaska region. 10.02.23 22:38 18 602 63 World

Head of "Wagner" PMC Prigozhin wants to seize Bakhmut for personal gain - there are gypsum mines in there - White House Head of "Wagner" PMC Yevhen Prigozhyn has a personal economic interest in capturing Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. 06.02.23 23:57 6 514 39 Previously in trend: War

Russian army is much weaker now than 11 months ago - White House Russia has weakened significantly over 11 months of war, losing a huge number of people and weapons, but it remains dangerous, so support for Ukraine should not weaken. 26.01.23 00:59 7 459 94 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

No signs that Russia is preparing to use nuclear weapons - White House U.S. intelligence has no evidence that would indicate any intentions by Russia to use weapons of mass destruction, including tactical nuclear munitions. 25.01.23 23:43 1 853 13 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

White House: It will be weeks, not months, before Ukrainian military starts training with Abrams tanks The White House expects the Ukrainian military to begin training on American M1 Abrams tanks in the coming weeks. 25.01.23 23:31 3 096 23 Previously in trend: War

Next weeks and months will be decisive for Ukraine, especially in Donbas - Kirby The coming weeks at the front will be decisive for Ukraine. In particular, this applies to hostilities on the territory of Donetsk and Luhansk regions. 24.01.23 17:10 4 571 10 Previously in trend: War

White House on Berlin’s position on Leopard: Germany is working on its own process, but Ukrainians have real need for additional tanks right now Germany is working on its own process for Leopard tanks. 21.01.23 21:36 5 565 28 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

Russia does not have full control over Soledar and Bakhmut - Kirby According to U.S. intelligence, fierce fighting continues near the Ukrainian cities of Soledar and Bakhmut, and the occupiers do not have full control over either of these settlements. 18.01.23 23:51 10 960 55 Previously in trend: War

US sees no signs that Belarus is preparing to invade Ukraine - White House U.S. intelligence has no confirmation of plans or readiness of Belarusian forces to enter Ukraine and continues to monitor joint exercises between Belarusians and Russians in Belarus.  18.01.23 21:57 2 739 18 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

US may announce new military aid to Ukraine later this week, - Kirby By the end of this week, the United States may announce an additional defense aid package for Ukraine. 18.01.23 07:35 3 604 18 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

Russian capture of Bakhmut and Soledar will have no strategic impact on war - Kirby. VIDEO John Kirby, Strategic Communications Coordinator for the National Security Council, commented on the situation in Soledar and Bakhmut. 13.01.23 20:38 10 705 131 Previously in trend: War

Security Assistance Package for Ukraine is based on specifics of military operations over next few months - White House. VIDEO Latest defense assistance package from USA takes into account particularities of combat operations that Ukraine is going to face within next few months. 07.01.23 00:08 8 735 43 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine War

Cooperation between Russia and Iran can threaten not only Ukraine, but also national security of United States, - Kirby Cooperation between Russia and Iran can threaten not only Ukraine, but also the national security of the United States. Therefore, the States look forward to working with the new Israeli government to jointly face these challenges. 05.01.23 15:56 3 194 19 World

The US is preparing a new aid package. They may provide more HIMARS, - Kirby In coming weeks, he United States intends to provide Ukraine with new military assistance, which should include additional HIMARS systems. 04.01.23 21:44 13 091 30 Previously in trend: War