10-07-2025
- Politics
- United News of India
Russia again warns US over resuming weapon supplies to Ukraine
Moscow/Washington, July 9 (UNI) Reiterating its warning to the United States, Russia has said that Washington's move to resume weapons supplies to Ukraine will only further prolong the war and risk 'uncontrolled escalation' of conflict, closing rooms for diplomatic engagement, reports state media TASS.
The statement comes amid the US' move to resume its weapon supplies to Kyiv after they had to stop them due to a decline in domestic stockpile, as well as the Pentagon's strategic shift to West Asia.
The supply includes an urgent consignment of the Patriot MIM-104 interceptor missiles for the Patriot missile defence system, guided multiple launch rocket system (GMLRS) rockets, Hellfire missiles, Stinger man-portable air-defence systems, HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems), Howitzer artillery guns, and more, which form the backbone of Kyiv's air defences.
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova, talking about the resumption, said "We have repeatedly said that the supply of weapons to the terrorist regime of Zelenskyy leads to a prolongation of hostilities, literally to the destruction of Ukraine and Ukrainians.
'It could also increase the risk of an uncontrolled escalation of the conflict, the proliferation of uncontrolled weapons and their falling into the hands of, including international terrorists, and in general does not contribute to the search for ways to peacefully resolve the conflict in Ukraine," she said.
Calling the move counterproductive to a peace process and possibly shutting windows for diplomatic engagement, she added "The consequences of such steps have yet to be assessed. What can be said for sure is that the continued pumping of the Kyiv regime with weapons is not facilitating a peaceful solution to the conflict, to put it mildly, while this is what the international community, including the West, is calling for.'
Trump had stated that Washington will continue its supplies to Ukraine for its 'defensive capabilities', but has shown increasing frustration with both Russian President Vladmir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky over their inability to reach a settlement, even threatening to pull out of the peace process.
While the US President has praised Putin repeatedly, and has a friendly relationship with him, the Russian president has likewise shown considerable respect for Trump and thanked him for his mediation efforts. However, Trump has now voiced disappointment in the Russian leader's decision to continue fighting. UNI ANV SSP
