“Stop pumping up the regime”: why Russia warned about the consequences of increasing US arms supplies to Ukraine

Russia urges the United States to refrain from crossing red lines over arms supplies to Ukraine.

This was stated by Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov, his words are quoted by the press service of the diplomatic mission.

“We urge the United States and its allies not to cross the red lines, which they have come close to, and stop pumping (Kiev.

) the regime with deadly weapons.

This will only lead to new victims and destruction, to further prolongation of the conflict, ”Antonov emphasized.

According to him, Russia perceives the statements of the American leadership about its intention to support the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky with additional supplies of military products, including its latest models, "as another confirmation of the fact that Washington has been consolidated in the status of a participant in the conflict."

“Such assistance, as well as helping Kyiv with intelligence, instructors and combat orientations, is the way to further escalate and increase the risk of a clash between Russia and NATO.

Moreover, weapons are used by Ukraine against civilian infrastructure, residential buildings, ”the Russian ambassador stated.

In turn, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Sergei Ryabkov said that a direct clash with the United States and the North Atlantic Alliance is not in Russia's interests, but Moscow will be forced to take "adequate countermeasures" due to the actions of the West in Ukraine, "including an asymmetric nature" .

In addition, as Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Russia 1, there is more and more “quite convincing” information that the United States is not only helping to recruit mercenaries to participate in hostilities in Ukraine, but also “constantly working on the ground”, helping the calculations of the HIMMARS MLRS in this conflict.

“In the West itself, they are already beginning to understand that they are going further than they intended,” Lavrov stressed.

As noted, in turn, by the press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov, the United States is actually already participating in the conflict over Ukraine.

“De facto, the United States has pretty much already climbed (into the conflict in Ukraine. - 

), in Russian - the ears stick out, they can be seen with the naked eye.

De facto, the United States is already bogged down in this conflict,” he said.

Earlier, US President Joe Biden said that Washington would support Ukraine "for as long as it takes."

“Together with our allies and partners, we will continue to make Russia pay the price for its aggression … as well as provide the support needed by the Ukrainian forces,” he said.

Later, the White House reported that in a conversation with Zelensky, the American leader spoke about his intention to provide Kyiv with the necessary weapons, including air defense systems.

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“President Biden promised to continue to provide Ukraine with the support it needs to defend the country, including the transfer of advanced air defense systems.

He also stressed that he is constantly interacting with allies and partners in order to continue to ... provide Ukraine with security support, ”the White House said.

The Kremlin gave an appropriate assessment of these US plans, emphasizing that Washington's supply of air defense to Kyiv will make the conflict "longer and more painful for the Ukrainian side," but will not change Russia's goal setting and "end result."

A question of resources

At the same time, according to Foreign Policy magazine, Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk sent letters to the leadership of Congress calling on the United States to prioritize the supply of mobile anti-aircraft missile systems (NASAMS), as well as anti-missile, mortar and artillery systems.

According to Stefanchuk, Kyiv intends to receive a ground modification of the Phalanx anti-aircraft artillery system (C-RAM), as well as American F-15 and F-16 fighters.

“In addition, Ukraine wants the Biden administration to abandon its restraint and provide American long-range operational-tactical missile systems, known as ATACMS, capable of hitting Russian targets at a distance of 200 miles (about 320 km

), and Gray strike drones Eagle,” writes the magazine.

Recall that during the Russian special operation in Ukraine, the United States has already allocated more than $16.8 billion for the military needs of Kyiv.

The latest package of such assistance includes HIMARS MLRS, artillery systems, ammunition, as well as armored vehicles and vehicles.

However, as U.S. military intelligence officer Joseph Donato wrote in The National Interest, the United States must establish “a framework for its now limitless commitment to Kyiv” as weaknesses in Washington’s ability to conduct sustained hostilities in Ukraine have been identified, “not to mention about fighting on two fronts."

“Weakening influence for strategic purposes is not a matter of determination, but of resources.

Some insist that we can stand and fight all over the world at the same time, but against the background of budget cuts, growing shortages and problems with supply chains, such a position seems increasingly untenable.

Washington must concentrate its limited forces at a decisive moment, ”Donato said, suggesting that he concentrate on countering China.

The U.S. military-industrial base is already struggling to support operations in Ukraine, according to a U.S. military intelligence officer.

“In addition, stockpiles of critical munitions are being reduced.

Decades of deindustrialization have exacerbated logistical problems, and American military production is already at almost full capacity.

At the current pace of hostilities, the United States and its allies will have to make a lot of efforts to maintain the fire of Ukrainian guns until the end of winter, ”Donato stated.

"Becomes a sponsor of terrorists"

As Vladimir Shapovalov, deputy director of the Institute of History and Politics of the Moscow State Pedagogical University, noted, Washington, which, despite problems with the production of weapons, announces new deliveries, should take the warnings of the Russian authorities seriously.

“These statements by the United States must be carefully analyzed and appropriate conclusions drawn, since in fact, at present, the United States is indeed an active participant in the conflict in Ukraine.

And this participation is becoming wider and more diverse, multidirectional.

And in conditions when the Kyiv regime has actually turned into a terrorist one, striking at the infrastructure of Russia, Washington (in the terminology of the United States itself), in fact, becomes a sponsor of terrorists, pumping Ukraine with weapons, ”the expert said in a conversation with RT.

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According to Shapovalov, "indulging all the whims" of the Kyiv regime and organizing unlimited political support for the conflict directed against Russia, Washington contributes to a further escalation of the tension in Ukraine.

“And new victims, which, unfortunately, will inevitably be due to such an approach by the United States, will remain on the conscience of the American leadership,” the analyst emphasized.

Shapovalov also noted that the demands from the Kyiv regime to supply Ukraine with long-range weapons are explained by his desire to "expand the zone of destruction and move attacks deep into Russian territories."

“If the United States provides Kyiv with such weapons, then Russia will certainly view this as an extremely hostile move, like crossing red lines.

Moscow's response will be adequate to these threats.

It remains to be hoped that the economic difficulties that are now in the United States, as well as the lack of weapons and the remnants of the mind of American politicians, will nevertheless lead to the fact that Washington will stop at this red line and will not contribute to the further sliding of humanity into a new global conflict " , the analyst said.

As military expert Ivan Konovalov noted, in turn, it is no coincidence that the United States still doubts the need to send long-range ATACMS tactical missiles to Ukraine.

“Washington is well aware that this is fraught with an even greater intensification of the conflict and its expansion beyond the borders of Ukraine.

At the same time, the F-15 and F-16 fighters are unlikely to be handed over to the Ukrainian side, no matter how much it demands, since this is too expensive equipment, which, after its transfer to Kyiv, will soon be destroyed by the Russian Aerospace Forces, ”Konovalov said in a comment to RT.

According to him, the United States will support Kyiv "as long as it is beneficial for them."

“Washington is well aware that no mythical victory for the Ukrainian regime can be won, but nevertheless they do not change their rhetoric,” Konovalov said.

He also stressed that Russia has once again drawn red lines to the United States to prevent the conflict from escalating.

“Moscow has identified the measures that Washington is unacceptable to take.

The US has received a warning.

And against the backdrop of recent events related to the large-scale use of missiles on the territory of Ukraine in response to what happened on the Crimean bridge, the positioning is more than obvious: US actions that cross the red line will be followed by a harsh reaction from the Russian Federation.

The signal has already been sent,” Konovalov concluded.