HIMARS, an American highly mobile operational-tactical missile and artillery system. File photoWASHINGTON, Jun 1 The United States is not encouraging Ukraine to strike targets in Russia and has secured Ukraine's promise not to use weapons supplied to it to do so, a senior White House official said. The new U.S. military aid package will include HIMARS missile systems with a range of about 80 kilometers. «We do not encourage Ukraine to strike outside its borders and do not provide it with the opportunity to do so,» the official told reporters. to hurt Russia.» He said that Ukraine promised not to use the weapons transferred to it, including HIMARS, against targets on Russian territory. «Based on the assurances received, we are quite confident that they will not do this,» the White House spokesman added. .RF sent a note to all countries, including the United States, because of 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. >White House: US will not put pressure on Kyiv in the issue of territorial concessions
