On Monday, Russia issued a strong warning to the United States regarding the current crisis in Ukraine.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabko said the United States may face “serious consequences” if it ignores Moscow’s warnings not to allow Ukraine to use weapons provided by Washington to strike targets inside Russia.
Ryabkov was commenting on President Joe Biden’s decision to approve the use of American weapons to strike targets inside Russia involved in attacks on the Kharkiv region in Ukraine.
The Russian Information Agency quoted Ryabkov as saying, “I would like to warn American leaders against the consequences of miscalculations that could have serious consequences… They are, for unknown reasons, underestimating the seriousness of the response they may receive.”
He referred to statements by Russian President Vladimir Putin, last week, in which he said that NATO countries were playing with fire and risking a larger global conflict, which is one of a series of warnings from Moscow about the risk of escalation.
The Russian Deputy Foreign Minister added that Putin issued a “very important warning that must be taken very seriously.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said at the weekend that Kiev is grateful to Washington for allowing it to use the “HIMARS” missile systems it supplied to it in the Kharkiv region, but he pointed out their insufficiency.
Russian news agencies quoted Ryabkov as saying that Kiev’s attempts to attack Russian early warning radar systems will be confronted, and that Moscow may respond disproportionately to such steps.
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