Russia warns United States against sending more arms to Ukraine
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin attend a meeting with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine April 24, 2022. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS
Summary
- Russia warns West over arms supplies to Ukraine
- U.S. pouring oil on fire of Ukraine conflict - ambassador
- U.S. pledges more security aid
- Blinken, Austin visit Kyiv
LONDON, April 25 (Reuters) - Russia told the United States to stop sending more arms to Ukraine, warning that large Western deliveries of weapons were inflaming the conflict and would lead to more losses, Moscow's ambassador to Washington said.
Russia's Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine has killed thousands of people, displaced millions more and raised fears of a wider confrontation between Russia and the United States - by far the world's two biggest nuclear powers.
The United States has ruled out sending its own or NATO forces to Ukraine but Washington and its European allies have supplied weapons to Kyiv such as drones, Howitzer heavy artillery, anti-aircraft Stinger and anti-tank Javelin missiles.
Anatoly Antonov, Russia's ambassador to the United States, said such arms deliveries were aimed at weakening Russia but that they were escalating the conflict in Ukraine while undermining efforts to reach some sort of peace agreement.
"What the Americans are doing is pouring oil on the flames," Antonov told the Rossiya 24 TV channel. "I see only an attempt to raise the stakes, to aggravate the situation, to see more losses."
Antonov, who has served as ambassador to Washington since 2017, said an official diplomatic note had been sent to Washington expressing Russia's concerns. No reply had been given, Antonov said.
"We stressed the unacceptability of this situation when the United States of America pours weapons into Ukraine, and we demanded an end to this practice," Antonov said. The interview was replayed on Russian state television throughout Monday.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin visited Kyiv on Sunday.
They told Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskiy of more than $322 million in new military financing for Ukraine, taking total U.S. security assistance since the invasion to about $3.7 billion, a U.S. official said. read more
U.S. President Joe Biden pledged $800 million in more weaponry for Ukraine on Thursday and said he would ask Congress for more money to help bolster support for the Ukrainian military.
President Vladimir Putin says the "special military operation" in Ukraine is necessary because the United States was using Ukraine to threaten Russia and Moscow had to defend against the persecution of Russian-speaking people.
Putin, who says Ukraine and Russia are essentially one people, casts the war as an inevitable confrontation with the United States, which he accuses of threatening Russia by meddling in its backyard and enlarging the NATO military alliance.
Ukraine says it is fighting an imperial-style land grab and that Putin's claims of genocide are nonsense. Zelenskiy has been pleading with U.S. and European leaders to supply Kyiv with heavier arms and equipment.
Putin warned in February that there would be no winners in a conflict between NATO and Russia, which has the world's biggest arsenal of nuclear warheads.
Ukraine is a sovereign nation, which has requested for military aid to help it defend its territory.
ReplyDeleteSovereignty, Respect for National Boundaries , Non-Interference in other countries , which Lefties have been trying to lecture others for decades, suddenly thrown out the window because thei Fave Russia is the invader.
Do u know what's Sovereignty, Respect for National Boundaries , Non-Interference in other countries?
DeleteWhen a sovereign nation like Russia who is been subjected to countless encircling military threats via the eastward expansion of the NATO, despite countless official complaints, what do u expect?
Genuflecting, swallowing the pride & accepting that as his fate in a demoNcratic world?
Mfer, even a cornered wounded wolf would fight back with its last strength.
So what do u expect from a proud & mighty Russko bear?
Guess - NO!
Fuck Russia...May the Russian Invaders Killed in Action continue to climb to Stratospheric levels
ReplyDeleteTan kuku!
DeletePreferably, not in yr wet dream.
It is strange that Russia is decrying the US supplying Ukraine with weapons. What do the Rissians expect? Let Russia steamroll Ukraine and drop dead when there are no more weapons to protect its citizens?
ReplyDeleteOf course it means the war will drag on. Russia should be prepared for a long drawn war to achieve its imperialistic goals in Ukraine.
The autopsy report done on the Bucha 'massacre' victims has been leaked.
ReplyDeleteThe report identified that closed to 2/3 of the 410 bodies had shrapnels imbedded within the bodies. Besides, the bodies shown signs of been moved to the mass grave from various other locations after their death. They have different timing of blood clots within their bodies - indicating they all died at different time.
Shrapnels r broken lethal metal parts caused by exploding bombs or heavy artilleries after hitting a target. Anybody close to the exploding target would most likely be killed or injured seriously.
This could only possible that those victims died of inflicted wounds due to crossfires within a war path.
This is contradictory to the claimed massacre where captured r summarily executed cold-bloodly & then buried.
However, there were over 100 bodies showing signs of cruel executions. Most of these bodies had their hands, tied with white band, handcuffed backward. All of them died of bullet wound exited from their face - indicating the bullet came from the back of the head!
Many western MSM have been silenced on this autopsy report even though many have had news about its presence. There r other newspapers, notably Asian papers have openly have openly called for the disclosure of this autopsy report.
The Ukraine govt, who conducted the autopsy is keeping mute on this issue!