Unloading M777 howitzers for the Armed Forces from a US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft. File photoWASHINGTON, Jun 18Pumping Kyiv with weapons is a path to confrontation between Russia and the United States, said Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov. that this is the road to a direct military confrontation between the largest nuclear powers, fraught with unpredictable consequences,» Antonov said in an article for Newsweek magazine, the text of which was published on the diplomatic mission's social media page. work. «The thoughtless introduction of restrictions only aggravates the state of affairs in the US economy. That is, it turns out that in the anti-Russian frenzy, Washington is ready to shoot itself in the foot and dance at the same time. It looks absurd,» the ambassador said. Russian forces to fulfill the tasks set during the special military operation to protect the inhabitants of Donbass, as well as the denazification and demilitarization of Ukraine,” the article says. relations with the Russian Federation there is no alternative. «As for Ukraine itself, the development of the situation with this country is a litmus test that will show the readiness of Western states to take into account Russian concerns. Further progress towards the stabilization of European security will depend on the outcome of the crisis settlement process in Ukraine,» the ambassador said. stressed that Russia leaves its projects on security guarantees on the negotiating table. «Of course, after the completion of a special military operation, it is necessary to adapt their content to realities,» he added. market, Lavrov said
