Russia vows to hit US, NATO arms shipments in Ukraine
MOSCOW – Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov has said that the US and NATO arms shipments in Ukraine will be seen as rightful targets by the Russian military.
Ryabkov promised to thwart Western military help to Ukraine that aim to delay Russia’s “special military operation.”
“We bring the Americans and other Westerners to the understanding that attempts to slow down our special operation, inflict maximum damage to Russian contingents and formations of the DPR and LPR (Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics) will be severely suppressed.”
“We warn that the US-NATO arms shipments on the Ukrainian territory will be considered by us as legitimate military targets,” he said.
Ryabkov also said the US sanctions Russia in detriment to its own companies, trying to push Russia to declare a default.
The diplomat noted that the resilience of the Russian economy to the sanctions “drives the White House crazy.”
According to Ryabkov, sanctions stimulate the revival of the Russian industry and provide its agriculture with favorable conditions for further growth.
“Our development can, of course, be complicated, but Washington cannot stop it,” he said.
Ryabkov did not exclude the expulsion of the Russian diplomats from the US, calling this measure “the US’s favorite tool of punishment.”
Ryabkov said the US refused further dialogue on the strategic stability because of the events in Ukraine, and Russia took it into consideration but remains open to searching for constructive solutions to the complex settlement of existing problems based on the principle of indivisibility of security.
The deputy foreign minister denied any full-scale contact with the US administration on the situation around Ukraine and said that at this moment it seems pointless.
He also pledged to continue an investigation regarding the US military biological activities abroad, adding that Russia wants to invite US Undersecretary of State Victoria Nuland to a meeting of the UN Security Council to clarify some points.
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