The United States and Europe are seeking to secure Ukraine's support.

Rising inflation and energy prices in the United States and Europe Stoking concerns in Ukraine that the war could wane, the United States and its allies sought last week to offer Ukraine strong assurances that their military and financial commitment to the war effort will not wane.

Concerns in Kyiv and beyond could make it harder for President Biden to win congressional approval for big aid injections Ukraine were stoked last month when Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California, the House's top Republican, said that if his party won a majority in next week's midterm elections, its members would be unwilling to "do a blank check" to Ukraine.

Furthermore, the week Last, a group of House Democratic progressives sent and later withdrew a letter to Mr. Biden calling for a revised strategy and an approach that considered the possibility of direct talks with Russia to resolve the conflict.

But Mr. Biden's national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, assured Friday during a visit to Kyiv that the United States. support for Ukraine remained strong and that aid would continue to flow after the vote.

"There will be no hesitation" in US support , Sullivan said at a press conference in a sandbagged conference room in the presidential office. "I am confident that American support for Ukraine will be unwavering and unwavering."

Mr. Sullivan's commitment was confirmed on Friday when the Department of Defense said it was setting up a new command to oversee how the United States and its allies train and equip Ukraine's military, and the Pentagon said. announced a new $400 million security assistance program.

This brings to $18.9 billion the amount of military assistance that states States have committed to Ukraine since the invasion of Russia on February 24. The funds include a combination of immediate shipments from stock as well as contracts for weapons to be delivered over the next three years.

The Pentagon's Commitment to supply arms to Ukraine and the new command are clear signals that the United States expects the Russian threat to Ukraine and its neighbors will persist for many years, senior officials have said. current and former US officials. long-term,” Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh told reporters during a briefing in Washington. "We remain committed to Ukraine for as long as it takes."

Washington's unwavering support for Ukraine was echoed at a Friday meeting of the Group of 7 nations in Münster, Germany, where the best diplomats from the world's most developed economies - Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States - said they would work together to rebuild critical infrastructure in Ukraine.

Countries also discussed sending more defensive military equipment to Ukraine for help it ward off Russian missile and drone attacks crippling Ukraine's infrastructure, a senior US State Department official said on Friday.

In addition, Antony J. Blinken, the US Secretary of State, said at a press conference in Münster that the alli és "were focusing more of our security support on helping Ukraine protect itself against these attacks, strengthening air defenses and ramping up defense production."