Lavrov said that the United States is waging war against the Russian Federation, supplying long-range missiles to Ukraine
MOSCOW, September 17. /TASS/. The United States controls the fighting in Ukraine by supplying weapons, in essence, they are waging a war against Russia. This was stated by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in a commentary for the program “Moscow. Kremlin. Putin” on the TV channel “Russia-1”, a fragment of which journalist Pavel Zarubin posted on his Telegram channel .
“No matter what they say, they [the United States] control this war, they supply weapons, ammunition, intelligence data, data from satellites, they are waging a war against us,” the minister said on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum, commenting on US statements about its readiness to supply Ukraine long-range shells with depleted uranium.
According to Lavrov, possible deliveries of longer-range missiles to Kyiv by Western countries will not change the essence of what is happening in Ukraine. “I am not able to comment on their statements; they have seven Fridays a week. Maybe they are preparing public opinion, but the fact that this will not change the essence of what is happening in Ukraine is a fact. What is happening is that Ukraine has been prepared, has been preparing for many years for in order to fight with her hands and her bodies to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia,” said the head of the Russian diplomatic department.
Earlier, the Pentagon announced the allocation of another package of military assistance to Kiev in the amount of $175 million. For the first time, it included shells with depleted uranium for Abrams tanks.
The Wall Street Journal previously reported , citing officials , that the administration of US President Joe Biden is considering the possibility of supplying ATACMS long-range missiles to Ukraine this fall, but the decision must be approved by the head of state.
Officials clarified that the United States may send a limited number of missiles to Kyiv to avoid depleting the Pentagon's stockpile. Earlier, Reuters reported that the United States is close to approving the supply of ATACMS or GMLRS long-range missiles with cluster warheads to Ukraine. According to ABC television, the United States may include ATACMS in the next package of military assistance to Kiev. But, as the head of the State Department press service, Matthew Miller, said at a briefing for journalists, Washington has not changed its position regarding possible deliveries of ATACMS to Ukraine and is not transferring them to Kiev.
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