The Russian Foreign Ministry urged the West not to bring the situation to a nuclear conflict
According to Konstantin Vorontsov, deputy head of the arms control department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, the continued build-up by the West of arms supplies to Kyiv could lead to a conflict with the use of nuclear weapons. weapons.
As the TASS, speaking at a meeting of the First Committee of the UN General Assembly, Vorontsov noted the desire of Western countries for an increasing confrontation with Russia.
The Russian diplomat also stressed that the actions of the West are forcing Moscow to recognize it as a party to the conflict in Ukraine. This is becoming inevitable as Western leaders openly call for the destruction of Russia on the battlefield by supplying Ukraine with more and more advanced weapons.
- said the representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.
According to Vorontsov, the NATO countries, led by the United States, are overestimating their strength, being confident in full control over the situation they are forcing and that this will not affect them.
Since the beginning of the special operation in Ukraine, Washington has allocated nearly $44 billion in aid to Kyiv. At the same time, the head of the Pentagon, Lloyd Austin, said that military support for Ukraine would continue "for as long as necessary."
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