Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said any arms shipments into Ukraine would become a "legitimate" target for Moscow.
"We have made it clear that any shipment into Ukraine's territory that we believe is carrying weapons will become a legitimate target (of Russia)," Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday. 3.
"This is obvious because we are carrying out the operation with the goal of eliminating any threat from Ukrainian territory against the Russian Federation," Lavrov added.
Foreign Minister Lavrov also warned that Russia "does not allow" the transfer of S-300 air defense systems to Ukraine. The statement came after Slovakia announced its readiness to assist Kiev by providing these systems.
Speaking at a meeting of the United Nations Security Council on March 17, Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya said that "almost every day Russia sees reports from the capitals of Western countries about the flights to the United Nations. new goods, including various weapons, to Kiev".
"Most recently, Washington said it would provide $1 billion in defense aid to Ukraine as soon as this week. They are adding fuel to the fire," warned Mr. Nebenzya.
The US and Western countries were initially quite cautious when only providing simple weapons and equipment such as helmets and bulletproof vests to Ukraine. However, currently, in the arms shipments to Ukraine, there are also drones capable of destroying Russian tanks and artillery at a distance of tens of kilometers.
When announcing the additional security aid package for Ukraine on March 16, President Joe Biden announced that the international community was focusing all efforts on supporting Ukraine and forcing Russia to "pay a heavy price" for the campaign. country's military.
"The new aid package will provide unprecedented support to Ukraine, including 800 air defense systems to ensure the Ukrainian military can continue to intercept attacking planes and protect Ukrainian airspace," he said. Biden said.
Russia has repeatedly criticized the US and its allies' aid to Ukraine with weapons as a dangerous act to escalate the situation, and warned that convoys carrying foreign weapons to Kiev could become "legitimate targets". " of Russian forces.
Aleksey Danilov, head of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, said that if Russia attacked a vehicle carrying Western weapons to Ukraine, NATO would consider this as a reason to activate Article 5 of the treaty. conventions of the union protect members. Article 5 provides for "collective defense", meaning that an attack on one member of the alliance will be treated as an attack on the entire alliance.
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