The US is attempting to help Kyiv's war effort while not being seen as a direct belligerent, and it stresses that while the weapons would be used to "repel Russian advances on Ukrainian territory", they would not be "used against Russia"
A photograph shows an explosion in the city of Severodonetsk during heavy fighting between Ukrainian and Russian troops at eastern Ukrainian region of Donbas on May 30, 2022, on the 96th day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Credits: ARIS MESSINIS / AFP)