White House: US will seek to strengthen the position of Ukraine before negotiations with Russia

He stressed that the United States is not going to "push and force" Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to sit down at the negotiating table.

“We intend to ensure the continuation of our assistance to his (Zelensky. -

) armed forces so that they succeed on the battlefield,” Kirby is quoted by TASS.

He explained that when Zelensky is able and ready to sit down at the negotiating table, he will be able to conduct them from a “position of strength.”

“This is what we intend to focus on,” the politician stressed.

Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council, said that if NATO supplies "Kyiv fanatics" with Patriot complexes along with NATO personnel, they will immediately become a legitimate target for the Russian army.

Vladimir Yermakov, director of the Russian Foreign Ministry's department for non-proliferation and arms control, said the "quasi-civilian" satellites that the West uses to support UAF operations in the conflict could become a legitimate target for the Russian military.