Putin's spy master says issue of Ukraine support turning 'toxic' in US

FILE PHOTO: Sergei Naryshkin, head of Russia’s foreign intelligence agency, attends a meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin with graduates of the country's military higher education institutions at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia June 21, 2023. Sputnik/Yegor Aleev/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin's foreign intelligence chief said on Wednesday that the issue of support for Ukraine was becoming toxic in the United States and that the divisions would deepen ahead of next year's U.S. presidential election.

Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February last year, the United States and the European Union have made more than $160 billion in commitments to Ukraine, including tens of billions of dollars in weapons.