WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing as Ukraine for new counteroffensive against Russia

Politics

Pentagon press secretary Pat Ryder held a news briefing on Thursday as Ukraine prepares to launch a new counteroffensive against Russia.

Watch the briefing in the player above.

Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov has said preparations for the advance "are coming to an end."

"As soon as it is God's will, the weather and the commanders' decision, we will do it," Reznikov added in an online briefing on Friday.

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