State Department on if Ukraine Is Using U.S. Weapons in Kursk Incursion: Ask Ukraine

PATEL Sure go ahead ░░░░░░░░ Are you able to ░░░░░░░░ whether U S weapons ░░░░░░░░ being used in the ░░░░░░░░ in Kursk PATEL I ░░░░░░░░ let our Ukrainian partners ░░░░░░░░ to their military operations ░░░░░░░░ And what concerns if ░░░░░░░░ does the administration have ░░░░░░░░ U S weapons potentially ░░░░░░░░ used in the offensive ░░░░░░░░ Look Daphne I think ░░░░░░░░ ve danced around this ░░░░░░░░ this whole week and ░░░░░░░░ will I will echo ░░░░░░░░ I said to Alex ░░░░░░░░ a couple others Again ░░░░░░░░ only reason that you ░░░░░░░░ I are even having ░░░░░░░░ exchange is because Russia ░░░░░░░░ a country that in ░░░░░░░░ of 2022 attempted to ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine s borders illegally ░░░░░░░░ in total violation of ░░░░░░░░ U N Charter And ░░░░░░░░ our responsibility as the ░░░░░░░░ States is to continue ░░░░░░░░ stand with our Ukrainian ░░░░░░░░ That s what we ░░░░░░░░ do As it relates ░░░░░░░░ some of these specific ░░░░░░░░ the U S has ░░░░░░░░ been engaged or involved ░░░░░░░░ any of the planning ░░░░░░░░ preparation for that but ░░░░░░░░ continue to have a ░░░░░░░░ and will stand with ░░░░░░░░ Ukrainian partners as they ░░░░░░░░ themselves Reporter So is ░░░░░░░░ U S okay with ░░░░░░░░ if Ukraine does use ░░░░░░░░ S weapons PATEL Our ░░░░░░░░ has not changed, Daphne.”