Russia’s War on Ukraine
Diplomat says any such convoys are “legitimate targets.”
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov looks on at the start of two days of closed-door nuclear talks on October 15, 2013 at the United Nations offices in Geneva. World powers and Iran began fresh talks on Tehran’s controversial nuclear programme, after a six-month hiatus over its refusal to curb uranium enrichment in exchange for easing sanctions. AFP PHOTO / POOL / FABRICE COFFRINI (Photo credit should read FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images) | Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images
By Associated Press
03/12/2022 06:59 AM EST
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MOSCOW — A senior Russian diplomat is warning that Moscow could target Western shipments of military equipment to Ukraine.
Speaking Saturday, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said that Moscow has warned the U.S. it would see the deliveries of Western weapons to Ukraine as targets.
Ryabkov said Russia “warned the U.S. that pumping weapons from a number of countries it orchestrates isn’t just a dangerous move, it’s an action that makes those convoys legitimate targets.”