The U.S. reported Putin's intention not to give up in the conflict with Ukraine

TheUSA assumes that Russian President Vladimir Putin does not plan to surrender in the Ukrainian conflict. This was reported by Air & Space Forces Magazine on January 8.

"We expect that Putin is not the kind of person who gives up what he doesn't have to give up," said a spokesman for the United States Department of Defense.

He also noted that in this regard, Washington is focused on providing Ukraine with the necessary funds for combat operations. According to the military official, the United States is working on concluding new contracts for the delivery of weapons to Kiev in 2025 and 2026.

Ukraine will not cope without US support. What the media say

Earlier in the day, a senior Pentagon official said that the team of current U.S. leader Joe Biden will not have time before the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, scheduled for January 20, to transfer more than $2 billion worth of military aid to Ukraine.

At the time, the Associated Press (AP) reported that Washington plans to give Kiev $500 million as part of a new military aid package. It will include weapons quickly assembled from existing US stockpiles. Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin is expected to announce the new tranche on Jan. 9 during his last meeting with the Ukraine aid contact group at the Ramstein base in Germany.

State Duma deputy Alexander Tolmachev, in a conversation with Izvestia on December 26, 2024, pointed out that US citizens are tired of financing the Kiev regime. The politician admitted that with Biden's departure from the White House, this assistance from Washington to Kiev may stop.

Trump said on December 8 that after the change of the American administration and his arrival in office, the United States may reduce the volume of military aid to Ukraine.

Western countries have stepped up military and financial support for Ukraine amid Russia's special operation to protect Donbass, which was announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 24, 2022, after the situation in the region worsened due to shelling by the Ukrainian military.