(Washington) Russia sent a formal complaint to the United States this week warning the US government of “unforeseeable consequences” following its surge in military aid to Ukraine, according to news reports.
Posted yesterday at 11:58 p.m.
According to this diplomatic note, Moscow warns the United States and NATO against sending “more sensitive” weapons to Ukraine, judging that such military equipment put “fuel on the fire” and could provoke “unforeseeable consequences”, reported the washington post.
The warning came as US President Joe Biden pledged $800 million worth of new military aid to Ukraine, including helicopters and armored personnel carriers.
“What the Russians are telling us privately is precisely what we are telling the world publicly, that the massive aid we are providing to our Ukrainian partners is proving to be remarkably effective,” a senior US official said, quoted by the Post.
The State Department declined to comment.
According to New York Timesthis note was sent through normal diplomatic channels and is not signed by a senior Russian official.
CNN indicated for its part, quoting a source familiar with the matter, that this formal complaint could mean that Moscow is preparing to adopt a more aggressive attitude against the United States and NATO.
Joe Biden gave the green light on Wednesday to massive new military aid to Ukraine, with heavier equipment than that delivered so far.
These new American deliveries will include some of the “very effective equipment that we have already delivered” to Ukraine, but also “new capabilities”, including “artillery systems” and “armoured personnel carriers”, said the US executive.