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The US is considering sending a senior official to Ukraine

We are making that decision now, the president told reporters just before boarding Air Force One en route to North Carolina.

Earlier, a source familiar with the matter told media outlets like CNN that among the proposals to go to Kyiv were Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Monday ruled out that Biden would personally visit the European country where British Prime Minister Boris Jhonson arrived last weekend to meet Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenskyy.

US Executive Press Secretary Jen Psaki pointed out that the most important thing is the arms transfer, which has been constant since the beginning of the war.

The delivery of this and other equipment to Kyiv could prolong and deepen the conflict in the European country, according to a recent analysis by CovertAction magazine.

The US government yesterday approved a new $800 million military aid package for Kyiv after a phone call between Biden and Zelenskyy.

The new article brings total aid to Ukraine since the start of the Russian military operation to more than $2.5 billion, including 500 Javelin anti-tank missiles, 10 radars, 200 armored personnel carriers, among others.

The Pentagon said it would also provide the Ukrainians with 11 Mi-17 helicopters, 300 Switchblade drones, 18 howitzers and chemical attack protection equipment.

Observers believe the Biden administration should stop focusing on Europe and seek to resolve the economic crisis and inflation that are rocking his own country and hurting its approval ratings just months before the general election.

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