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reference news reported on september 8according to a report on the rt website on september 7, us senator lindsey graham publicly stated that washington needs ukraine's natural resources and therefore must continue to provide military assistance to the country until kiev can "win" the conflict with russia.

republican senator graham, one of the main supporters of kyiv in the us establishment, made the remarks alongside ukrainian leader volodymyr zelensky in kyiv on tuesday. he praised the ukrainians and their determination to defeat moscow no matter what, noting that this meant the americans did not have to do it themselves and only needed to provide weapons.

"they (ukrainians) are sitting on trillions of dollars worth of mineral resources that are a huge benefit to our economy," graham said. "so i want to continue to help our friends in ukraine. we can win. they need our help."

the report said that the senator has long been very open about washington's real goals in the conflict between moscow and kiev, and he has repeatedly mentioned that the "trillions of dollars" worth of resources in the hands of ukrainians are important assets and ultimate spoils of war for the united states. previously, he also called the deaths of russians in the conflict "the best money we have ever spent" and an all-round sound investment for the united states.

graham's new statement is consistent with the recent assessment of the us motives by former russian president and deputy chairman of the national security council dmitry medvedev. last week, medvedev said that kiev and its western backers have been focused on controlling the donbas region solely for the rich natural resources there. (compiled by wu mei)