Russia has repeatedly warned that supplying weapons to Ukraine may escalate the military conflict in the country's eastern Donbass region, a stance that is also echoed by a number of European officials.
Ukrainian Ambassador to the US Oksana Markarova has said that Kiev is “actively working with Washington” to clinch a deal on Ukraine getting so-called "surplus" American military equipment.
In an interview with the Ukrainian news outlet LB.ua, Markarova added that the military hardware includes “unnecessary weapons, which the US is ready to deliver to Ukraine”.
According to her, there are several areas in which Washington is cooperating with Kiev within the framework of arms supplies, including “standard assistance provided by the US Congress and additional one that Washington can provide with the help of a relevant presidential decree”. This comes after The Wall Street Journal reported earlier this month that the Biden administration is considering sending military equipment to Ukraine that was previously allocated for Afghanistan prior to the collapse of the Central Asian country’s government in mid-August.
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