Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has accused the West of being “directly at war” with Moscow in a dangerous escalation as the war in Ukraine rages on.
Speaking at the UN General Assembly on Saturday, Lavrov branded Ukraine’s peace formula unrealistic and blasted Kyiv’s Western allies.
“You can call this whatever you want to call this, but they are directly at war with us. We can call this a hybrid war, but that doesn’t change the reality,” Lavrov said. “They are effectively engaged in hostilities with us, using the Ukrainians as fodder,” he added.
The bellicose rhetoric comes a day after President Joe Biden told Volodymyr Zelensky the US will hand Ukraine devastating long-range missiles dubbed the “wonder weapon” to aid the war with Russia in a monumental blow for Vladimir Putin.
The US president made the announcement to his Ukrainian counterpart in the latest round of crunch talks between the two leaders, three US officials and a congressional official familiar with the discussions told NBC News. It remains unclear when the missiles will be delivered or when a public announcement is going to be made.
This would give their troops the ability to strike targets from as far away as about 180 miles, hitting supply lines, railways, and command and control locations behind the Russian front lines.
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