“We can say for sure, we do not expect the Russians to raise their hands and stop (fighting. -

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) over the next couple of months,” RIA Novosti quoted him as saying during a briefing.

Kirby noted that in this regard, Washington considers it important to continue providing military assistance to Kyiv.

On January 6, the United States provided Ukraine with a new $3 billion military aid package.

The Pentagon said that as part of a new package of military assistance to Ukraine, the United States is transferring radar-guided RIM-7 Sea Sparrow anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine.

In addition, the package includes 50 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, 100 M113 armored personnel carriers, 500 anti-tank missiles, ammunition for HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems, and howitzers.