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Dmitry Kuleba. File photoMOSCOW, May 25Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba asked the West to provide the country with multiple launch rocket systems «as soon as possible.» I can answer with two abbreviations: MLRS (multiple launch rocket systems) and ASAP (translated from English «as soon as possible» -ed.)», — Kuleba said in response to a question about the weapons needed by Ukraine and the time frame during which he expects to receive them.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs urged NATO to realize responsibility in the supply of weapons to UkraineHe added that he had held about ten rounds of bilateral negotiations on the supply of weapons, but each time, when asked to transfer the MLRS to Ukraine, he was faced with the unwillingness of partners to transfer missile systems until the United States did. According to Kuleba, MLRS Ukraine needs to take Kherson. Earlier, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that the West urgently organized the supply of lethal weapons, fearing the defeat of Ukrainian troops. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov noted that any cargo that contains weapons for Ukraine will become a legitimate target for Russia. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov noted that pumping Ukraine with weapons from the West does not contribute to the success of Russian-Ukrainian negotiations and will have a negative effect. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. During a special operation in Ukraine, the Russian military took control of the Kherson region and the Azov part of the Zaporozhye region in the south of the country. Civil-military administrations have been formed in both regions, Russian TV channels and radio stations have begun broadcasting, and trade ties with Crimea are being restored. 46Special military operation in UkraineMap of the special operation of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine as of May 25, 2022 InfographicView