WATCH: White House says U.S. wont press Israel on aiding Ukraine

Following a meeting between President Joe Biden and Israeli President Isaac Herzog, the White House stressed that Israel is free to make its own decision about how best to help Ukraine in its war against Russia.

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When National Security Council Spokesman John Kirby was asked about Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s criticism that Israel has so far refrained from providing advanced weaponry and defensive weapon systems to Kyiv, Kirby suggested the U.S. would not “guilt trip” Israel on the matter.

“Every nation state that’s providing support to Ukraine, they got to do it on their own terms because they have their own national security concerns they have to look after,” Kirby said.

“The relationship with, as you saw today, with Israel is very, very strong; unshakable, as we like to say. And we respect that Israel has to make these decisions for themselves,” Kirby said.

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On the battlefront in Eastern Europe, Ukrainian officials said fighting in more than 40 villages killed at least two civilians and sustained the terror that forces people into air raid shelters each night.

Russian forces launched five rockets, 30 air strikes and more than 100 multiple-launch rocket system attacks on Ukrainian targets, the Ukrainian armed forces general staff said.

Kirby said the U.S. contribution to Ukraine’s defense continues to evolve as the war evolves.

“We have provided air defense capabilities to the Ukraine since the beginning of the conflict. We are continuing to do that. We’ll continue to look forward for other look at other capabilities that they might be able to use,” he said.

Kirby also said that this week’s letter from progressive Democrats urging President Biden to engage in direct talks with Russia — a letter that was sent to the White House and then retracted, has not caused concern among U.S. allies about the strength of U.S. support for Ukraine.

“We haven’t seen any diminution or any concern expressed by our allies and partners over the press reporting on this letter,” he said.

“We have enjoyed and continue to enjoy terrific bipartisan support for our approach to Ukraine and in the kinds of security assistance that we’re providing, and we’re going to need that support going forward. The president is not worried about that,” Kirby said.