Russian state news agencies quoted Peskov as believing that Western shipments of heavy armored vehicles to Ukraine It is unlikely that they will change the situation on the battlefield.
Confidant of President Vladimir Putin and spokesman for the Kremlin when asked about Great Britain’s decision to send Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine He stressed that “such measures may prolong the crisis” and “cause more problems for the Ukrainian state.”
– We evaluate and perceive (such a decision. – Ed.) Very negatively. We do not hide our position. Great Britain, other European countries, Poland, etc., which are now speculating about their intention to start a new round of deliveries of new, more advanced military equipment to Ukraine, are not able to change the situation on the ground. “They should be aware of this,” a Kremlin spokesman said.
Peskov also made a very grave comment, claiming that “Moscow suspects that Western countries care about the fate or future of people living in Ukraine.”
“They are simply using this country as a tool to achieve their anti-Russian goals,” Peskov stressed.
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mention it British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Saturday informed President Volodymyr Zelensky in a telephone conversation about plans to transfer Challenger 2 tanks to Ukraine.. This will be the first case Delivery to Ukraine Modern heavy battle tanks of the Western country, which the Kyiv authorities have been striving for for a long time.
Even earlier President Andrzej Duda, after meeting in Lviv with the leaders of Ukraine and Lithuania, confirmed that Warsaw would deliver a company of Leopard tanks to Kyiv.. There are 14 of these machines. However, the politician indicated the need to build an international coalition first, which would also make similar statements.
First of all, the transfer of these vehicles to Ukraine must be approved by their manufacturer, namely Germany, which is why Prime Minister Mateusz Moravecki went to Berlin on Monday to talk to German politicians about this.
– I can’t imagine that this approval will not be given quickly – said Morawiecki before leaving and confirmed that he was advocating the delivery of tanks, among other things the President to us Joe Biden.
– I hope that our German partners will feel emboldened and will be able to allocate a significant part of the necessary heavy equipment in the form of Leopard tanks to Ukraine. The Prime Minister said we are ready for this.
Sources: tas, bab, onet
