Russia warned the US of consequences for military aid to Ukraine

Russia sent a formal complaint this week warning the US government of “unforeseeable consequences” due to increasing military aid to Ukraine, according to media reports.

With a diplomatic note, Moscow warned the United States and NATO against sending “more sensitive” weapons to Ukraine, judging that such military equipment put “fuel into the fire” and could cause “unforeseeable consequences,” the Washington Post reported.

The warning was made at a time when US President Joe Biden pledged $800 million worth of new military aid to Ukraine, including helicopters and armored personnel carriers.

“What the Russians tell us privately is precisely what we say to the world publicly, that the massive aid we provide to our Ukrainian partners proves its remarkable effectiveness,” said a senior US official quoted by the Post.

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The State Department declined to comment on the issue.

According to The New York Times, this note was addressed through normal diplomatic channels and is not signed by any senior Russian government official.

Citing a source close to the matter, CNN indicated that the formal complaint could mean that Moscow is preparing to adopt a more aggressive attitude towards the United States and NATO.

Joe Biden gave the green light on Wednesday to a new massive military aid to Ukraine with heavier equipment he had sent to so far.

The new deliveries of US weapons include “very effective equipment that we have already delivered” to Ukraine, but also “new capabilities,” including “artillery systems” and “armored means of transport,” the government said.

SIGNIFICANT SUCCESSES

The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, highlighted the “significant” successes against the Russian army, although he admitted a “very difficult” situation in the south and east, in addition to announcing the campaign of planting throughout the country and the re-establishment of some railway connections.

“The successes of our armed forces on the battlefield are truly significant. Historically significant. But it‘s still not enough to cleanse our land from the occupants. We are going to beat them more,” Zelensky said in a video this Friday night.

The “number one task is to accelerate peace,” he said, insisting that the war caused by the Russian invasion on February 24 will not end until Ukraine receives more weapons and financial support to defend itself.

He insisted that the war will end “as soon as the democratic world recognizes that the oil embargo against Russia and the total blockade of its banking sector are necessary steps towards peace.”

(With information from AFP)

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