Russia accuses the United States of “being directly involved” in the war in Ukraine. What angered the Kremlin

The Kremlin says that the delivery of US ATACMS missiles to Ukraine will not change anything in the conduct of the war, after Washington announced that it would supply Kiev with such long-range missiles. The first ATACMS were already secretly delivered and used by the Ukrainian military earlier this month.

“The United States is directly involved in this conflict, they have started on a path that aims to increase the range of action of the weapon systems,” said Vladimir Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, on Thursday.

The delivery of these missiles to Ukraine “will not be able to change the outcome of the special military operation”, believes Peskov, referring to the Russian military campaign against Ukraine.

Russian officials have repeatedly accused the US of involvement in this conflict not only by supplying Ukraine with weapons and ammunition, but also by providing it with information about Russian targets obtained with the help of satellites, reconnaissance drones and spy planes.

The delivery of ATACMS missiles with a range of about 300 kilometers will allow the Ukrainian army to hit several such targets of the Russian army far behind the front. Such missiles were already secretly supplied to Kiev in March and were used on April 17 in an attack on a Russian airfield in Crimea, where an S-400 anti-aircraft system was destroyed.

Previously, the United States offered Ukraine ATACMS missiles, but with a shorter range of 165 kilometers. Those to be delivered now are included in a military aid package of about $1 billion, the first that Washington is offering to Kiev after Congress unlocked new support funds for Ukraine, totaling $60.8 billion.

Until this aid is unblocked, the total financial and military assistance provided to Ukraine by the US since the Russian invasion began in February 2022 amounts to approximately 113 billion dollars.

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