Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko. Archive photoMOSCOW, May 27.Western countries, under compulsion by the United States, are dumping weapons manufactured in the USSR to the Kyiv regime, there is no doubt that Washington will force its allies to purchase expensive American weapons, this opinion was expressed by Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko. «There is another additional aspect related to the fact that in light events in Ukraine, Western countries, again, under the compulsion of the United States, are dumping weapons produced in the USSR to the Ukrainian regime,» he said on the air of the Rossiya-24 channel. jpg» />Slovakia asks the EU for compensation for military materials transferred to UkraineGrushko continued that «today the task is to reimburse these weapons, new military purchases, and I remind you that, according to NATO criteria, 20% of military spending should go exactly to purchase of new, modern weapons». «And there is no doubt that the United States will take full advantage of this situation and will force its allies to purchase expensive American weapons, thereby further strengthening the dependence of these states on the United States,» he said. 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. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops and , on March 25, completed the main tasks of the first stage — significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass. 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. >Zelensky urged to give Ukraine all the weapons it asks for
