“As for (reactive. -
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) multiple launch rocket systems as direct weapons, then, naturally, this undermines stability,” Mashkov is quoted by TASS.
He added that Western countries are approaching with their weapons to the Russian borders, and not vice versa.
“(Appeared. -
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) a direct threat to the national interests of Russia, this conflict situation arose, which was provoked by all the actions of the West over the past 30 years,” the ambassador emphasized.
US President Joe Biden previously announced a new military aid package for Ukraine that includes HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Kyiv's demands to the West for the supply of multiple launch rocket systems are a direct provocation aimed at drawing other countries into the situation in Ukraine.
According to the Deputy head of the Pentagon, Colin Kohl, the US administration will consider any use by Kyiv of the HIMARS MLRS on the territory of Ukraine as defensive.