A senior Pentagon official pointed out that “the United States does not dictate to Ukraine the conduct of hostilities in the face of Russian forces, and that Kyiv determines the targets of its strikes,” stressing that “of course, we do not tell Ukraine about this.” how to fight.

He explained that the United States is providing Ukraine with the “defense means” it needs. He commented on the situation around the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, which has been subjected to new Ukrainian bombing in recent days, saying that the Ukrainian side cannot be interested in these attacks or inflicting damage that would disable the plant, and the official pointed out that “it simply does not make sense “.

Notably, on February 24, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine, with Russian President Vladimir Putin emphasizing that the operation was aimed at “protecting people who have been subjected to genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.” The Russian Defense Ministry has repeatedly emphasized that the goal of the operation is the demilitarization of Ukraine and the liberation of the entire Donbass.