The U.S. is not prepared to go to war for the sake of Ukraine, but in conjunction with the NATO partners have the opportunity to help Kiev, said on Tuesday the press-Secretary of the President of the USA Josh Ernest. reporters asked Ernest at the press conference, what is the difference between the situation in Iraq, where the US is conducting active combat activities, and Ukraine, where the U.S. supported the actions of official Kiev, but At this point of time eliminate their own military intervention. "The United States supports their Ukrainian partners, who attempt to counter this threat to its security. The U.S. is not prepared to go to war for Ukraine, and we clearly said about it, but at the same time, the U.S. and our NATO partners have the opportunity to help them counter the threat they face from Russia, which openly violated their territorial integrity, " said Ernest. The U.S. has not recognized the annexation of Crimea to Russia, which happened in March 2014 according to the results of the referendum in Crimea, as well as blaming Moscow of meddling in Ukraine's internal Affairs. Russia, for its part, informs that is absolutely not privy to the internal Ukrainian conflict, and that the annexation of Crimea complied with international law. The U.S. administration is discussing the possible delivery of arms to the government of Ukraine by the Congress and a large part of the American political establishment. Now the White house informs that the report on the supply of weapons to Kiev is not accepted, but considers such decisions in the future.