Fighting continues, but we will refrain from assessments – White House on Ukraine's counteroffensive

The White House stated that Ukraine has launched its counteroffensive operations, but they "are going to refrain from providing an armchair assessment".

Source: This was announced at a briefing by John Kirby, Coordinator of the White House National Security Council, reports European Pravda

Quote: "Combat is happening. There is no question about that. But it is up to President Zelenskyy to characterise it, not us. And it’s certainly going to be up to the Ukrainian Armed Forces to speak to the give-and-take on any given day." 

Kirby added that the United States will focus on ensuring that "Ukraine can succeed on the battlefield".

In particular, he confirmed that Washington is preparing new military assistance for Ukraine.

"I think very, very soon, you’re going to see some additional drawdown packages coming from the United States," he said.

Earlier, French President Emmanuel Macron said that Ukraine's counterattack has been going on for several days and should lead to conditions that would allow Kyiv to start negotiations as favourably as possible.

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