Zelensky: Kyiv will not use missile systems to attack Russia

Vladimir Zelensky. File photoWASHINGTON, Jun 1Vladimir Zelensky said Ukraine has no intention of using extended-range missile systems to strike Russian territory. A senior US administration official told reporters on Tuesday that multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) HIMARS, which the United States plans to supply to Kyiv as part of a new military aid package, will be capable of hitting targets at a distance of about 80 kilometers. «I know that some people in the United States or people in the White House say that we can use them (long-range rockets — ed.) to attack Russia: look, we are not planning to attack Russia. The Russian Federation is not of interest to us. We are not fighting on their territory,» Zelensky said in an interview with Newsmax. The Russian Federation sent a note to all countries, including the United States, from -for 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. >The White House named the cost of a new package of military assistance to Ukraine