US President Joe Biden considered it possible that the Armed Forces of Ukraine may lose other cities after leaving Avdiivka.
According to him, this can happen until Congress approves allocating additional aid to Ukraine.
White House National Security Council Spokesperson Adrienne Watson also stated that the US administration views the transition of Avdiivka under the control of Russian forces as a result of congressional inaction and called on lawmakers to approve without delay the request to allocate additional funding to Kyiv.