The Kremlin has accused the US of “adding fuel to the fire deliberately” after Washington said it would supply Ukraine with advanced missile systems.
“Such supplies” do not encourage Kyiv to resume peace talks, Russian spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, adding that Washington wanted to “fight Russia to the last Ukrainian”.
The US agreed to provide the precision-guided missiles, which can reach targets as far as 70km (45 miles), after gaining assurances that the weapons would not be used to attack targets inside Russia.
Ukraine’s President Zelensky has said his country has “no intention” of doing so.
Earlier, Russia’s deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov said the planned delivery of these new weapons to Ukraine increased the risk of drawing the US into direct conflict with Russia.
“Any arms supplies that continue… increase the risks of such a development,” the state news agency RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.
“This is unprecedented, this is dangerous,” he added.
BBC