“We are focused on transferring to Kyiv the capabilities that are needed to be effective in the upcoming, expected counteroffensive in the spring,” RIA Novosti quotes him as saying.
Austin added that the United States is doing everything to ensure that Ukrainian troops have the capabilities they need "right now."
Earlier, American leader Joe Biden said that the United States would not supply Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets.
The UK also does not consider it expedient to transfer its fighter jets to Ukraine at the moment.
German Vice Chancellor Robert Habek expressed the opinion that it would be wrong to supply fighter jets to Ukraine.