‘That is not under consideration, no,’ says Jake Sullivan in response to multiple reports.
The United States will not return nuclear weapons to Ukraine that the country gave up following the dissolution of the Soviet Union decades ago, said White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan on Sunday.
When asked about a New York Times article that, citing anonymous Western officials, alleged Washington was considering providing Ukraine with nuclear weapons before President Joe Biden leaves office next month, Sullivan said the move is not being considered.
President-elect Donald Trump during the 2024 campaign has signaled he would end the war in Ukraine quickly, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has suggested the war will end quicker under Trump. Washington is the single-largest provider of military aid, weapons, and ammunition to Kyiv since the conflict erupted in February 2022.
Sullivan reiterated in his…
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