US President Joe #Biden will use his remaining months in office to strengthen #Ukraine, a senior aide said on Saturday, as Kyiv fights off Russia’s invasion for a third year.

Biden is “determined to use the four months to put Ukraine in the best possible position to prevail”, National Security Adviser Jake #Sullivan told a forum in Kyiv.

“President #Zelensky has said that ultimately this war has to end through negotiations, and we need them to be strong in those negotiations,” Sullivan said, adding Ukraine would decide when to enter negotiations with #Russia.

“Ukraine has taken bold and assertive steps as well in the war. But that area around Pokrovsk is of unique concern.”

“It’s not a matter of political will. It’s a matter of busting through these difficult and complicated logistics.”

Sullivan nevertheless acknowledged that “given what Ukraine is up against, we’ve got to do more, and we’ve got to do better”.

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