According to TASS, they discussed the continuation of cooperation in the field of defense and economic cooperation in the context of Russia's special operation in Ukraine.

“The Secretary underlined the strong support of the United States for Ukraine, including with regard to the recent provision of additional security assistance to help Ukraine continue to defend itself,” the material says.

On February 4, retired U.S. Marine Corps intelligence officer Scott Ritter said the U.S. government was only pretending to be giving Ukraine all the support it needed.

Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov said the transfer of increasingly powerful weapons to Kyiv represents a deliberate escalation of the conflict by the United States.