Foreign Minister Kuleba has explained what the State Department actually meant
Just because Washington said it would not be able to fund Ukraine at the same levels as over the past two years doesn’t mean Ukrainians should worry, Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said on Friday.
Kuleba took to Instagram after Ukrainian media quoted State Department spokesman Matthew Miller about the expected drop in military assistance.
“This is not about supporting Ukraine in 2024,” Kiev’s foreign minister insisted. “The State Department said that when Ukraine is firmly on its feet and there are enough weapons and resources to counter Russian aggression, then the amount of support can be reduced.”
“Be chill. Don’t look for extra reasons to worry that will bring you into a state of agony and depression,” he added.
During Thursday’s briefing at the State Department, Miller told reporters the US intends to continue supporting Ukraine “for as long as necessary,” but not with the amount of money and weapons provided so far.
“This does not mean that we will continue to support them at the same level of military funding as in 2022 and 2023,” Miller said.