The United States has prepared contingency funds to help Ukraine in case of a possible escalation at its national border with Russia, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement.
“The idea that we have held back security assistance to Ukraine is nonsense,” the statement from Psaki reads. “Just last week - in the run-up to the US-Russia Summit - we provided a $150 million package of security assistance, including lethal assistance.”
“We have now provided the entire amount appropriated by Congress through the Ukraine security assistance initiative,” she continued.
According to a White House spokeswoman, the United States has prepared reserves in case of escalation of tensions on the Russian-Ukrainian border.
