 Pentagon considers providing striker combat vehicles to Kiev. The U.S. Department of Defense is considering the possibility of providing striker armoured combat vehicles to Kiev. Politico wrote, citing Pentagon sources, According to the news outlet, Washington believes that the vehicles could help Ukraine fend off an unexpected Russian spring offensive. The strikers may be part of the next tranche of military aid that could be announced next week. However, no final decision has been made. The news outlet noted, citing the sources, Washington and Berlin issued a joint statement following the January 5 phone call between U.S. President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, saying that the United States intends to supply Ukraine with Bradley infantry fighting vehicles and Germany intends to provide Ukraine with Mada infantry fighting vehicles. According to the Pentagon's estimates, since the onset of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine, the U.S. has provided over $24.2 billion in military aid to Kiev. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and other Russian officials have repeatedly pointed out that Western weapons provided to Ukraine might end up in other parts of the world. Russian Ambassador to the U.S. Anatoly Antonov warned that the West's militarisation of Ukraine posed a direct threat to European and global security.