The Nationwide Safety Council's coordinator for strategic communications says the US will proceed to assist Ukraine "as greatest as we are able to" in its combat in opposition to Russia.
"We're going to do all the things we are able to, as we've got now for occurring eight months, to guarantee that the Ukrainian armed forces have what they want within the subject," Nationwide Safety Council spokesman John Kirby instructed "CBS Mornings" on Wednesday.
"We'll keep at this," he mentioned. "You've got heard the president speak about that. So long as it takes. We're dedicated to that."
Whereas he echoed President Joe Biden's message that the U.S. is not going to put troops on the bottom in Ukraine, he mentioned the U.S. is main and coordinating worldwide efforts to get further weapons and capabilities to the nation.
He additionally famous that the U.S. is the biggest contributor of economic and financial help for humanitarian functions in Ukraine, in addition to the biggest contributor of safety help.
The U.S. has kicked in practically $100 billion in help to Ukraine.
Kirby famous that monetary assist for the nation has obtained bipartisan assist in Congress.
"I believe everyone realizes what's at stake right here, which is extra than simply, you recognize, the city of Kherson or Kharkiv," he mentioned. "It is actually about this concept of sovereignty. And it is actually about what the safety surroundings in Europe goes to appear like going ahead."
However Home GOP chief Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday reiterated criticism from Republicans relating to oversight on monetary assist for Ukraine, saying that the get together will not write a "clean verify" ought to they take management of the Home once more, in accordance with The Related Press.
Kirby insisted Wednesday that the White Home's assist "has not been about writing clean checks for Ukraine."
"That is about bipartisan assist in Congress to proceed to guarantee that Ukraine can defend itself and it may arise for its sovereignty," he mentioned. "As a result of that is actually what's at stake right here, apart after all from the actually a whole lot of 1000's of Ukrainian lives which have been affected by this conflict."
He mentioned the Biden administration will maintaining working "hand in glove with Congress going ahead" in terms of further monetary assist for the nation.