"Russian industry is gaining momentum. The United States produces (ammunition. - RT) one-seventh less ... The European figures are even less impressive," she writes.
Karlin clarified that the depletion of existing stocks of weapons would be a disaster for Kyiv, since the West would not be able to replenish them in the required amount.
This will allow the Russian Armed Forces to strengthen their positions at the front, she said.
Earlier, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that the US decision to transfer cluster munitions to the Ukrainian army is a gesture of despair against the backdrop of the failure of the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Retired US intelligence officer Scott Ritter said that sending cluster munitions to Ukraine would be a PR nightmare for US President Joe Biden.