Biden says “Putin already lost Ukraine,” US aid to Kyiv is open-ended

The Hill reported the statement.

"He (Putin - ed.) thought that if he invaded Ukraine, first of all, he’d get a welcome by every Russian speaker, they’d say, ‘Come on in.’ Secondly, he thought what would happen is that NATO would collapse, NATO would not to do anything, they’d be afraid to act," Biden said.

"Go down the line, none of that’s happening," he added.

Biden also responded to criticism from a small group of Republican lawmakers who suggested that the US was giving Ukraine too much money.

"If these guys don’t want to help Ukraine, I get it, they don’t want to do that, but what are they going to do to when … Russia rolls across Ukraine or into Belarus or anywhere else?" the American leader responded.

When asked whether the assistance to Ukraine is open-ended, Biden answered, “Yeah, it is.”

• Earlier, US President Biden noted that the US  will continue to support Ukraine as long as it is needed.

• On February 3, the Pentagon announced a new USD 2.2 billion defense aid package for Ukraine. It includes 250 Javelins, 155-mm artillery ammunition, 120-mm mortar shells, 190 heavy machine guns with ammunition, 2 HAWK medium-range surface-to-air missile systems, 4 air reconnaissance radars, 20 counter-battery radars, anti-aircraft guns and ammunition.