MOSCOW, November 30. /TASS/. The West may well just set the money intended for Ukraine on fire because it will be wasted in any case, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said in an interview with TASS.

"The previous tranches of dozens of billions of dollars and euros were wasted and only brought disaster to those who live in the areas involved in the current conflict; this money will also go to waste. These people may well just burn their dollars in their fireplaces; the effect would be the same," he noted.

Politico reported earlier that US President Joe Biden had asked the Congress for another $24 bln to provide additional military aid to Kiev and replenish US stocks.