He noted that servicemen from the 82nd Airborne Division are ready for these tasks.

“I cannot rule out that they could be involved in the construction of temporary structures in case US citizens cross the border and need help,” Kirby said at a briefing.

Earlier, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, during a briefing, stated that Moscow had no aggressive plans towards Ukraine, but did not rule out that Washington had such intentions.