Loading body armor and helmets for Ukraine at the US Air Force base. File photoMOSCOW, June 9Countries transferring weapons to Ukraine are concerned about the possibility of Russia obtaining secret technologies for their production and carefully assess the possible risks before sending weapons to Kyiv, Defense news writes, citing sources. that Russia can get data on how the supplied weapons work and how to defend against them, especially weapons with homing systems and data encryption algorithms, a source at the British Embassy told the publication. According to the interlocutors of the publication, Western countries have increasingly begun to express concern about this issue against the background of how Kyiv calls for the supply of more and more advanced weapons to Ukraine. Therefore, the West takes this moment into account when choosing the weapons sent to Kyiv. Russia previously sent a note to NATO countries because of the supply of weapons to Ukraine. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov noted that any cargo containing such weapons would become a legitimate target for Russia. The Foreign Ministry stated that the NATO countries were «playing with fire» by supplying weapons to Kyiv. Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov stressed that pumping Ukraine with weapons from the West does not contribute to the success of Russian-Ukrainian negotiations and will have a negative effect. Earlier it was reported that the UK was agreeing with Washington on a plan to supply Ukraine with American-made M270 MLRS. The Ministry of Defense of the country later confirmed that it would not abandon such plans. The United States announced that it was agreeing to supply HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems to Ukraine on the condition that they would not be used to strike Russian territory. military aid package for Kyiv includes four HIMARS MLRS
