The US is close to making a “fatal" miscalculation when dealing with Russia in the context of the Ukraine conflict, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov has warned.
The senior diplomat commented on Monday on the reported US decision to let Kiev use American weapons outside what Washington considers Ukrainian territory.
The move is supposedly limited to a small border piece of Russia’s Belgorod Region relevant to the hostilities in Ukraine’s Kharkov Region.
”I’d like to warn American actors against miscalculations that can lead to fatal consequences.
For some unclear reason they underestimate how serious a response they could face,” Ryabkov told journalists.
Up to then the stated US policy had been to ban such attacks so as to prevent triggering “World War III.” Kiev said it was not happy with the change, since it wants to fire long-range American weapons deep inside Russia.
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@UniqueQuokkaPatriot2yrs2Y
If Ukraine falls, history will record that mindless Republicans sold out American values to Putin, purely out of partisan spite.
@9NGXJDLIndependent2yrs2Y
It is your spite against Russia that drives you to support Ukraine so fervently.
@Freedom762yrs2Y
WHEN (not if) Ukraine falls, history will laugh at how stupid the fascists, socialists, and neocons of the DC uni party were to WASTE three hundred billion dollars subsidising some stupid war.
@PeskyFreeTradeForward2yrs2Y
Zelensky begs for air support and munitions.
The US plays politics.
"Zelensky begs for air support and munitions." And Putin delivers!
Ukraine was left with an entire, fully-equipped Soviet-era army. They did NOTHING to maintain it for over 30 years. And they'll do nothing at their own expense if allowed into NATO.
NATO was reluctantly going to admit Ukraine, 'so Russia won't invade.' And that CAUSED the invasion.
Why is it our job to protect every little tinpot dictator and money laundering country on the planet? We already overthrew one of their elected governments in 2014. Why can't we just mind our own business, instead of roaming the earth looking for wars to start?
@ThrushSadieVeteran2yrs2Y
American values are those that the Founders, such as George Washington, espoused: "Peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none.” Also, American values mean following the Constitution. Congress has not declared war, so the federal government should not be involved. How you like them American values?
@Freedom762yrs2Y
Thomas Jefferson actually said that, not Washington. However, Washington's Farewell Address was also a brilliant defense of non-interventionism and peace. Every American should read that, along with Jefferson's First Inaugural (where your quote actually came from).
@9NGXJDLIndependent2yrs2Y
Why is it the responsibility of American taxpayers to fund a war on a different continent that has no effect on them? If you believe in the cause, donate privately. Intervention would be justified and a moral obligation if there were crimes against humanity on a mass scale, and in that case it would be direct military intervention that should be taken, not just funding.
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