Tensions between Russia and the United States (USA) increase due to the new shipment of weapons to Ukraine, after Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Wednesday that Washington’s measure “goes beyond all limits of decency and diplomatic communication.
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At a press conference at the end of his visit to Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, Lavrov stressed that the risks of third countries becoming involved in the Ukrainian conflict exist.
Earlier, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Riabkov stated that: “It is clear that the United States, at the head of a group of countries, is deliberately engaged in arming the Ukrainian regime. We rate those plans as very negative.”
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☝️ He does not care about the fate of Ukraine and uses the country as a tool to stop the development of Russia. But we don’t let the US establish a unipolar world. pic.twitter.com/l4tMQT57ek
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May 31, 2022
The senior Russian official considered the possibility of a direct clash if the United States continues to supply weapons, especially long-range weapons, to Ukraine.
In this regard, the Russian foreign minister said: “I will say frankly that in the European Union, especially in its northern part, there are politicians who are ready to go to this madness to satisfy their ambitions, but the serious countries of the European Union, of course , they are well aware of the unacceptability of such scenarios.”
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Riabkov said Wednesday that the growing supplies of weapons to Ukraine by the Biden Administration increase the risks of a war between Russia and the United States.
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June 1, 2022
In this regard, previously, the spokesman for the Russian Presidency said that the supplies of multiple US launchers to Ukraine not only do not favor the resumption of negotiations but also add “fuel to the fire” of the armed conflict.
“These supplies do not favor the Ukrainian leadership’s desire to resume peace talks. We believe that the US is fanning the flames with determination and diligence to fight against Russia,” spokesman Dmitri Peskov said in his daily telephone briefing.
At the same time, the Russian deputy foreign minister assured that the White House never aspired to a peaceful solution to the Ukraine conflict, but rather sought a strategic defeat of Moscow.
Similarly, Riabkov stressed that the Russian troops will achieve the objectives proposed in the special military operation even if Western countries try to delay the conflict in pursuit of their interests.
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The US government will equip Ukraine with more advanced rocket and ammunition systems so that it can fight on the “battlefield” against Russia. pic.twitter.com/rWpA3AScFM
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June 1, 2022
For his part, the US president announced on Tuesday that: “We will provide the Ukrainians with more advanced rocket systems and ammunition that will allow them to more accurately hit key targets on the battlefield in Ukraine.”
It is about sending the HIMARS multiple rocket launcher system on light armored vehicles with a range of 300 kilometers, which, according to Biden, will be used in Ukrainian territory.