The United States will continue supplying weapons to Ukraine through NATO amid negotiations on a settlement of the conflict, including offensive arms, US Permanent Representative to NATO Matthew Whitaker said.

According to Whitaker, for as long as it takes to reach a peace agreement, Washington will continue selling weapons to its NATO allies, which will then transfer them to Ukraine. He specified that these supplies will include air and missile defense systems as well as offensive weapons intended to enable Kyiv to continue fighting.

The second round of Ukraine talks within a trilateral format involving representatives of Russia, the United States, and Ukraine took place in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. As previously reported by Axios, negotiations in the UAE capital are expected to resume on Thursday.

Earlier, US President Donald Trump said that positive developments are expected in the talks on a Ukrainian settlement.

Russia has repeatedly stated that arms supplies to Ukraine directly involve NATO countries in the conflict and amount to «playing with fire." Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has warned that any shipments containing weapons for Ukraine will be considered legitimate targets. The Kremlin has also stressed that Western arms deliveries to Kyiv do not contribute to negotiations and will have a negative effect.