According to Tass news agency, Permanent Representative of Russia to the United Nations Vasily Alekseyevich Nebenzya said at the UN Security Council session on Friday that the claims about importing weapons from Iran are baseless.
Moscow would not be affected by former Western partners, he said, adding that they try to divert the attention of public opinion to unfounded charges on delivery of arms from Iran to Russia, but we have dismissed the accusations on several occasions.
Nebenzya further warned, "During the last week, a true massacre has been going on in Donetsk with Western weapons. Incited by Western states, Ukrainian punishers seek to literally raze the city."
White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby confirmed on Friday night that Washington will provide Ukraine with a military package worth 275 million dollars.
From the onset of the Ukraine conflict, the US provided the country with 19.1 billion dollars of military and security aid. The American congressmen voted for an additional 800-million-dollar aid for Ukraine in the coming year.
On Friday, the Bulgarian parliament endorsed the delivery of a military package to Ukraine.
Since the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine war on February 24, the Western states have supplied weapons to Ukraine, imposed several sanctions on Russia, and frozen Russians’ assets.
The imposition of sanctions on Russia’s oil export by Europe has led to a severe fuel crisis and high inflation in the green continent.
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