Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov assured in statements to the program “Moscow. Kremlin. Putin’, broadcast this Sunday, said that the US was “directing” the conflict in Ukraine and thereby “waging a war” against Russia.
“Whatever they say, they [EE.UU.] “They are waging this war, they are supplying weapons, ammunition, intelligence data, satellite data, they are waging a war against us,” explained the Chancellor on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum (Vladivostok, Russian Far East). to a question about the US’s willingness to supply long-range cluster munitions.
Lavrov noted that the possible supply of longer-range missiles by the West would not change the situation in Ukraine. “I am not in a position to comment on his statements. [de los estadounidenses]. They change their minds like they change their shirts. You can prepare public opinion. However, this will not change the essence of what is happening. “That’s a fact,” he said.
“And what is happening is that they have been preparing Ukraine for many years to fight with their hands and their bodies and inflict a strategic defeat on Russia,” the head of Russian diplomacy summarized.
Missiles “in the air”
On the same Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin emphasized that Washington’s supply of depleted uranium and cluster munitions to Kiev had no impact on the situation at the front and only “prolonged” hostilities. The President noted that the United States chose this delivery because of difficulties in producing 155 mm caliber projectiles with conventional warheads.
Meanwhile, the US continues to consider supplying tactical ATACMS missiles that can travel distances of more than 300 kilometers and can be fired from the HIMARS or M270 multiple rocket launchers that the Ukrainian army has.
Likewise, the federal government indicated this week that it could deliver Taurus cruise missiles with a range of 500 kilometers in a week or two, but noted that the decision was still under review. These projectiles, like the British long-range Storm Shadow missiles or their French counterpart SCALP-EG, are fired from aircraft.