A C-17 loaded with ammunition for Ukraine at Dover Air Force Base. File photoWASHINGTON, Jun 1The US does not recognize Russia's veto power over arms sales to Ukraine, said Pentagon Deputy Chief Colin Kahl.
"We have no interest in the conflict in Ukraine expanded or escalated into World War III. We take this into account,» he also told reporters.
The new package of American military assistance to Ukraine includes four modern HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems capable of hitting targets at a distance of up to 80 kilometers in the transferred equipment. Following the representatives of the White House and Department of State Kahl indicated that the United States secured a promise from the Ukrainian authorities, including personally Volodymyr Zelensky, not to use HIMARS to strike targets in Russia. >Ryabkov commented on the new supply of US weapons to KievAgainst the background of the Russian special operation to protect the Donbass, Washington and NATO allies continue to pump weapons to Ukraine. Moscow has repeatedly stated that the supply of Western weapons only prolongs the conflict, and transport with them becomes a legitimate target. Russia launched a special operation in Ukraine on February 24th. Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the main tasks of the first stage have already been completed — Ukraine's combat potential has been significantly reduced. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.