“I'm sure there's a lot of information being exchanged.

There is no doubt that the United States monitors Russian positions in great detail and regularly transmits this data to Ukraine, ”Austin said.

According to him, secret data is also provided to Kyiv by the Baltic countries, Poland and the UK.

Earlier, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that the United States had actually become a party to the conflict in Ukraine.

On September 8, US President Joe Biden approved a new $675 million military aid package for Ukraine.

Also, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre confirmed that the United States is providing Kyiv with a new $1.1 billion military aid package, including 18 HIMARS MLRS.