United States National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan told CNN that Russia "already" lost the war in Ukraine by failing to complete its objectives.
"Russia's aims in this war were to wipe Ukraine off the map, to take the capital and to eliminate Ukraine, to absorb it into Russia." Sullivan argued, Speaking to CNN during the town hall event, the White House security advisor stressed that F-16 fighter jets Kiev previously requested, are "not the key capability" for the country's current needs.
Sullivan also revealed that Washington has been keeping a close eye on Moscow-Beijing relations since last February.