NEW YORK, August 3. /TASS/. The Washington administration has been trying to exert pressure on Russia by supplying the Kiev government with US weapons at the expense of European countries, US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker said on the X social network.
"By selling US weapons to our NATO Allies, we plan to pressure Russia back to the negotiating table and secure a lasting ceasefire," he wrote.
In an earlier interview to NBC, Whitaker emphasized that Washington does not want Kiev to run out of weapons. "The arms sales to our European NATO allies that are then going to be provided to Ukraine, make sure that those weapons don't run out," he said.
"I'm hoping that by the United States leaning in, selling our weapons to our NATO allies, that that will lead the Russians back to the negotiating table and actually get to a cease fire," he said.
Speaking about the financial aspect of the matter, he added: "I wouldn't say it's a windfall. I think what it is is it just takes the burden off the back of the American taxpayer."
