Loading body armor and helmets for Ukraine at Dover Air Force Base. File photoUN, 31 May.The United States will supply weapons to Ukraine for defense on its territory, but not for strikes against Russia, US Permanent Representative to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield told reporters. protection within their borders. We do not provide weapons that will allow Ukrainians to attack Russia from their territory. President Biden has made it clear that we are not going to be a party to the war, but we will support Ukraine's efforts to protect its sovereignty and territorial integrity,» she said.
Terrorist threats have increased due to arms supplies to Kyiv, Patrushev said Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. Russian President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, as of March 25, the Armed Forces completed the main tasks of the first stage — they significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass. Along with the Russian military, units of the DPR and LPR operate in the region. Moscow sent a note to all countries, including the United States, due to the supply of weapons to Ukraine. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov noted that any cargo that contains weapons for Ukraine will become a legitimate target for Russia. The Foreign Ministry of the Russian Federation stated that the NATO countries are «playing with fire» by supplying weapons to Ukraine. 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. >In Kyiv, the United States was threatened with «exemplary hysteria»
