U.S. Pledges 'Fast Support' For Ukraine To Win War

The Biden administration on Wednesday vowed to "move fast" in delivering "to support Ukraine with the tools it needs to win this war," as the White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre put it, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.

"Russia has been attacking Ukraine for 10 months now -- 10 months.  And this winter, we're seeing a new approach by Putin, targeting civilians," Jean-Pierre told a press briefing. "The U.S. will continue to have [Ukrainians] back, stand with Ukraine, as long as it takes," she added.

Last week, Washington announced its largest package since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began nearly a year ago. 

And next week, Defense Chiefs Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Army Gen. Mark Milley will host Ukraine Defense Contact Group in Germany to "talk about what Ukraine’s needs are now and what they need to be successful going forward," Austin said during a joint U.S.-Japan press conference at the State Department.

"You’ve heard us say over and over again that we’re going to support Ukraine for as long as it takes, and from everything that I can see from our allies and partners, they feel the same way.  So we remain united in our efforts," Austin said.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Washignton is working together with G7 partners to impose coordinated sanctions on Russia for its aggression in Ukraine, and to help Ukraine repair, restore, and defend its embattled energy grid.

"We look forward to Japan’s leadership in driving an ambitious agenda on these and other priorities during its presidency of the G7 this year, culminating in the Hiroshima Summit," he said.

Blinken said that even though Russian aggression against Ukraine is happening in Europe, it has profound implications for countries around the world, including in Asia – "because this is not only a challenge to Ukraine and the lives and livelihoods of its people, it’s a challenge to the entire international rules-based order and the very principles that underlie that order that are so important in every part of the world: sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity, the right to shape your own future."

Alex Raufoglu

Washington D.C.