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Moscow warns of the risk of direct military confrontation between Russia and the US

Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov recently warned that Western countries’ “pumping” of weapons to Ukraine could push the US and Russia into a clash. military direct.

“Western countries are directly involved in current events as they continue to pump weapons and ammunition to Ukraine, leading to inciting more bloodshed,” Ambassador Antonov emphasized in an interview with Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry. newspaper Newsweek posted on 8.4.

“We warn that such actions are dangerous and provocative, which could push the United States and the Russian Federation down the path of direct military confrontation. Any supply of weapons and military equipment from the West, conducted by convoys throughout the territory of Ukraine, is a legitimate military goal for our armed forces,” he said. Antonov emphasized.

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A Ukrainian soldier carries a US-made Javelin anti-tank missile at the frontline in Kyiv province in northern Ukraine on March 13.

Reuters

On April 4, US Department of Defense spokesman John Kirby said: America is accelerating the deployment of a military aid package of $ 800 million to Ukraine. Mr. Kirby emphasized that the US prioritized providing Ukraine’s most needed military equipment, such as drones, air defense systems, and air defense systems. Javelin . anti-tank missile and Stinger anti-aircraft missile system.

Moscow warns of the risk of direct military confrontation between Russia and the US

During a hearing at the US Senate Armed Services Committee on April 4, Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley said: Ukraine received some 25,000 air defense weapons systems from the US and its allies, assisting Kyiv in preventing Russia from gaining air superiority. Milley added that the US and its allies have also provided 60,000 anti-tank weapons systems to Ukraine, according to Reuters.

Also on April 4, after a meeting of NATO foreign ministers and Ukraine’s foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba in Belgium, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced that member countries had agreed to increase support and provide a variety of weapons to Ukraine. .

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However, NATO still rejected Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s proposal to establish a no-fly zone over Ukraine, arguing that it could lead to a confrontation between NATO and Russia.

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