White House says it has no plans to transfer nuclear weapons to Ukraine

The United States of America will continue to provide assistance to Ukraine by transferring the necessary weapons, however, the possibility of returning nuclear weapons to Kiev is ruled out. This was stated by the US president's national security adviser Jake Sullivan on December 1.

"This is not under consideration, no," he said in response to a question from an ABC journalist.

The White House spokesman emphasized that Washington remains focused on supplying the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) with conventional weapons. Such military equipment will allow Kiev to effectively defend itself and conduct combat operations.

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Earlier, on November 30, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said that the USA was using all possibilities to prevent Russia from solving the tasks of the special military operation (SMO), but they would not succeed. According to the diplomat, it is necessary to understand what means the US president has demanded and for what purposes. Ryabkov also noted that this causes non-acceptance on the part of Russia.

Prior to that, on November 28, Reuters reported that the administration of incumbent President Joe Biden was developing a new $725 million aid package for Ukraine. According to an official familiar with the plan, the head of state's administration plans to provide various anti-tank weapons from the US stockpile. The package may include landmines, drones, Stinger missiles, and ammunition for high-mobility artillery rocket systems (HIMARS).

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, whose term expired on May 20, said during his visit to the U.S. in October when speaking with Republican presidential victor Donald Trump that Kiev must either possess nuclear weapons or become a NATO member to win the current conflict.

Russian Senator Alexei Pushkov said on November 22 that the USA would not hand over nuclear weapons to Ukraine. In his opinion, this can happen only if everyone in the USA finally "goes crazy". He also emphasized that the transfer of nuclear weapons to Ukraine would drag the West into the "nuclear underworld".

On November 21, US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Alexandra Bell said that Ukraine's nuclear weapons could complicate the maintenance of an effective deterrence strategy. She urged the US authorities to have a balanced security strategy.

The special operation to protect Donbass, the start of which Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on February 24, 2022, is ongoing. The decision was taken against the backdrop of the aggravated situation in the region.