Meet Ukrainian Presidential Chief Of Staff, White House National Security Adviser Ensure US Aid Delivery

Jake Sullivan when giving a statement with Andriy Yermak. (Twitter/@AndriyYermak)

JAKARTA - White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said a large US aid package that the Republicans had blocked for months would "get to Ukraine", pledging Washington's support would continue, as he visited Kyiv on Wednesday.

Uncle Sam's country's important assistance to Ukraine has been stuck in Congress since late last year, adding to pressure on Ukrainian troops who have lost their weapons, to fight enemies with more complete weapons and larger troop numbers, as the Russian invasion enters its second year.

"From our point of view, we believe we will resolve it. We will send this aid to Ukraine," Sullivan said at a joint press conference after meeting with Ukrainian Presidential Chief of Staff Andriy Yermak.

Although he did not provide a deadline for the arrival of the aid, Sullivan said there was no need to talk about "plan B", and appeared to reject the idea that the aid could be given in the form of a loan.

"I am sure that we will achieve "plan A". We will get strong bipartisan votes in the DPR for aid packages for Ukraine, and we will channel the funds properly," he said.

Sullivan said the process "has taken too long".

Meanwhile, Yermak said they discussed Ukraine's current battlefield needs ahead of the summit of the NATO military alliance's NATO alliance in Washington in July and the summit of peace in Switzerland that Kyiv wants this spring.

Ukraine has no plans to invite Russia to the summit, which aims to build a vision of peace for President Volodymyr Zelensky. The blueprint envisions the full withdrawal of Russian troops deemed unable to be carried out by Moscow.

On the other hand, on the same occasion, Yermak said he believed China, whose senior envoys this month toured the European capital, including Kyiv and Moscow, could take part in the summit.

China, the world's number two economic power, is seen as an ally of Russia and has deep economic ties to Moscow. Russia's participation in the summit will be seen as a major diplomatic victory for Ukraine.

"The last visit of the Chinese special representatives gave hope that China will also participate in this process," said Yermak.

It is known that Russian troops occupied more than a sixth of Ukraine's territory and resumed attacks after successfully overcoming Ukraine's retaliatory attacks last year.

Moscow has moved forward in the eastern region as Ukrainian troops face artillery shortages, human resources issues, and question marks regarding the depth and strength of their defense strongholds.