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White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre refused to comment on Ukraine's alleged use of US weapons during its Kursk incursion - and said she had no information on Germany's arrest warrant for a 'Volodymyr Z' in connection with the Nord Stream blasts - during a briefing in DC on Wednesday.
"Generally speaking, we're going to continue to support Ukraine as they defend themselves against Russia's aggression, Russia's attacks," she said. "Don't have anything else to share beyond that, we're not going to speak to Ukrainian's military operation. That's something that they should do for themselves."
Asked directly if there were "any lingering or ongoing concerns" about "Ukraine using US weapons" in the incursion, the spokesperson replied that she'd "seen the reportings".
"There's nothing here that, I can't confirm any of that," she added. "I can say our policy has not changed, and I'm going to leave it to the Ukrainians to speak to their military operations."
Ukraine's potential use of weapons from NATO countries within Russian territory has divided allies in recent months, before the recent attack. Kiev has repeatedly pushed for all restrictions to be lifted, while Moscow has claimed it brings the alliance into direct conflict with Russia.
Ukrainian forces entered Kursk on August 6. Russia's Vladimir Putin called a 'large-scale provocation', while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky described the attack as 'purely [a] security issue for Ukraine'. Around 121,000 people have been evacuated from the Kursk border districts.
Earlier this week, Kiev claimed it controlled '1,000 square kilometres' of Russian territory, while the Kursk government said it amounted to "12 kilometres" in depth and "40 kilometres" across.
Jean-Pierre was also asked about the European arrest warrant issued by Berlin for a Ukrainian, 'Volodymyr Z', accused of blowing up the NordStream pipeline.
"Just curious, if the US was working with the Germans on the sharing intelligence, aware of the warrants going out, and if there's any sense or confidence that this is the correct person?" she was asked, and replied "we did not know about it".
"We do condemn this apparent act of sabotage at the time. We did condemn it at the time. I don't have anything beyond what the German authority is sharing, and we have to refer you back to them," she said.
Explosions at the NordStream pipelines between Russian and Germany took place in September 2022, with German investigators now suggesting the wanted suspect was part of a team planting the explosives, according to media reports.
While Germany didn't confirm the warrant, Poland reportedly said it had received one but that the suspect had left that country, with prosecutors in Warsaw claiming Berlin had failed to add his name to the 'wanted' list.
Meanwhile Jean-Pierre also reiterated that Washington believed Venezuela's recent presidential election "fell short of the basic transparency and integrity measures"
'Not engaged' - WH spox dodges question on 'Ukraine using US weapons' in Kursk, 'did not know' of 'Volodymyr Z' Nord Stream warrant
White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre refused to comment on Ukraine's alleged use of US weapons during its Kursk incursion - and said she had no information on Germany's arrest warrant for a 'Volodymyr Z' in connection with the Nord Stream blasts - during a briefing in DC on Wednesday.
"Generally speaking, we're going to continue to support Ukraine as they defend themselves against Russia's aggression, Russia's attacks," she said. "Don't have anything else to share beyond that, we're not going to speak to Ukrainian's military operation. That's something that they should do for themselves."
Asked directly if there were "any lingering or ongoing concerns" about "Ukraine using US weapons" in the incursion, the spokesperson replied that she'd "seen the reportings".
"There's nothing here that, I can't confirm any of that," she added. "I can say our policy has not changed, and I'm going to leave it to the Ukrainians to speak to their military operations."
Ukraine's potential use of weapons from NATO countries within Russian territory has divided allies in recent months, before the recent attack. Kiev has repeatedly pushed for all restrictions to be lifted, while Moscow has claimed it brings the alliance into direct conflict with Russia.
Ukrainian forces entered Kursk on August 6. Russia's Vladimir Putin called a 'large-scale provocation', while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky described the attack as 'purely [a] security issue for Ukraine'. Around 121,000 people have been evacuated from the Kursk border districts.
Earlier this week, Kiev claimed it controlled '1,000 square kilometres' of Russian territory, while the Kursk government said it amounted to "12 kilometres" in depth and "40 kilometres" across.
Jean-Pierre was also asked about the European arrest warrant issued by Berlin for a Ukrainian, 'Volodymyr Z', accused of blowing up the NordStream pipeline.
"Just curious, if the US was working with the Germans on the sharing intelligence, aware of the warrants going out, and if there's any sense or confidence that this is the correct person?" she was asked, and replied "we did not know about it".
"We do condemn this apparent act of sabotage at the time. We did condemn it at the time. I don't have anything beyond what the German authority is sharing, and we have to refer you back to them," she said.
Explosions at the NordStream pipelines between Russian and Germany took place in September 2022, with German investigators now suggesting the wanted suspect was part of a team planting the explosives, according to media reports.
While Germany didn't confirm the warrant, Poland reportedly said it had received one but that the suspect had left that country, with prosecutors in Warsaw claiming Berlin had failed to add his name to the 'wanted' list.
Meanwhile Jean-Pierre also reiterated that Washington believed Venezuela's recent presidential election "fell short of the basic transparency and integrity measures"
Mandatory credit: The White House
White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre refused to comment on Ukraine's alleged use of US weapons during its Kursk incursion - and said she had no information on Germany's arrest warrant for a 'Volodymyr Z' in connection with the Nord Stream blasts - during a briefing in DC on Wednesday.
"Generally speaking, we're going to continue to support Ukraine as they defend themselves against Russia's aggression, Russia's attacks," she said. "Don't have anything else to share beyond that, we're not going to speak to Ukrainian's military operation. That's something that they should do for themselves."
Asked directly if there were "any lingering or ongoing concerns" about "Ukraine using US weapons" in the incursion, the spokesperson replied that she'd "seen the reportings".
"There's nothing here that, I can't confirm any of that," she added. "I can say our policy has not changed, and I'm going to leave it to the Ukrainians to speak to their military operations."
Ukraine's potential use of weapons from NATO countries within Russian territory has divided allies in recent months, before the recent attack. Kiev has repeatedly pushed for all restrictions to be lifted, while Moscow has claimed it brings the alliance into direct conflict with Russia.
Ukrainian forces entered Kursk on August 6. Russia's Vladimir Putin called a 'large-scale provocation', while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky described the attack as 'purely [a] security issue for Ukraine'. Around 121,000 people have been evacuated from the Kursk border districts.
Earlier this week, Kiev claimed it controlled '1,000 square kilometres' of Russian territory, while the Kursk government said it amounted to "12 kilometres" in depth and "40 kilometres" across.
Jean-Pierre was also asked about the European arrest warrant issued by Berlin for a Ukrainian, 'Volodymyr Z', accused of blowing up the NordStream pipeline.
"Just curious, if the US was working with the Germans on the sharing intelligence, aware of the warrants going out, and if there's any sense or confidence that this is the correct person?" she was asked, and replied "we did not know about it".
"We do condemn this apparent act of sabotage at the time. We did condemn it at the time. I don't have anything beyond what the German authority is sharing, and we have to refer you back to them," she said.
Explosions at the NordStream pipelines between Russian and Germany took place in September 2022, with German investigators now suggesting the wanted suspect was part of a team planting the explosives, according to media reports.
While Germany didn't confirm the warrant, Poland reportedly said it had received one but that the suspect had left that country, with prosecutors in Warsaw claiming Berlin had failed to add his name to the 'wanted' list.
Meanwhile Jean-Pierre also reiterated that Washington believed Venezuela's recent presidential election "fell short of the basic transparency and integrity measures"