WASHINGTON, Jun 8 US transfer of artillery systems to Ukraine could escalate, embassy warned Russia in Washington. Earlier, the head of the National Defense Control Center, Colonel-General Mikhail Mizintsev, said that Kyiv was shelling from NATO howitzers, presumably American M777 guns, the border regions of Russia.
"The administration demonstrates irresponsibility in relation to the transfer of long-range artillery systems to Ukraine. The main risk is the escalation of the conflict if the Armed Forces of Ukraine use these complexes to deliver strikes on the territory of the Russian Federation. This is fraught with unpredictable consequences", says a comment published on the embassy's Telegram channel.
In addition, the diplomats noted, Washington is ignoring the obvious threat that modern high-precision weapons will fall into the hands of national radicals, terrorists and gangs not only on the territory of Ukraine, but also abroadKyiv fires NATO howitzers at Russia's border areasAs the commentary says, «massive deliveries of weapons, military equipment and ammunition to the Kyiv regime testify to the departure of the United States from the international principles of restraint promoted by them when transferring military products to conflict zones.» «Such double standards undermine confidence in Washington as a participant in multilateral export control mechanisms,» the embassy said. In addition, the diplomatic mission called the decision to transfer four Russian-made Mi-17 helicopters to Kyiv as part of a new aid package a flagrant violation by the American side of obligations to Moscow «Such a delivery is carried out bypassing the provision on the end-user certificate, which requires the written consent of Russia,» the embassy said, noting that the United States ignored the relevant requests from the Russian side. Stinger complexes. The diplomatic mission noted that in this way the resolution of the UN General Assembly and the agreed «Elements of export control over MANPADS», «directly aimed at minimizing the risks of this class of weapons falling into the hands of non-state actors,» are violated. 
Lavrov reacted to the supply of missile systems by the West to Kyiv»The danger of transferring MANPADS to «third» countries is recognized by the Americans themselves. It is no coincidence that Russia and the United States have had an agreement for many years on mutual information about foreign sales of MANPADS,» the embassy stressed. Earlier, the United States approved the supply of jet systems salvo fire HIMARS to Ukraine, provided that they will not be used to deliver strikes on the territory of Russia. Volodymyr Zelensky has publicly confirmed that Kyiv will comply with this requirement. At the same time, Yegor Chernev, a deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, did not rule out American missile strikes on Russian territory. The Kremlin said that there is no confidence in the Ukrainian side, since Zelensky did not fulfill any of his promises for a peaceful settlement of the conflict in Donbass. The Russian President had previously warned about the consequences if long-range missiles were supplied to Ukraine. Moscow will draw the appropriate conclusions and use its means of destruction on those targets that have not yet been struck, Putin warned in an interview with Pavel Zarubin in the Moscow. Kremlin. Putin program on the Rossiya 1 TV channel. Russia has been conducting a military operation since February 24 for the demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine. As Vladimir Putin emphasized, its goal is «to protect people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» According to the Ministry of Defense, the Russian armed forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops. By the end of March, they managed to «significantly reduce the combat potential of Ukraine.» The ministry called the liberation of Donbass the main goal of the operation.