Russia-US 'military confrontation' possible – Moscow
Ambassador accused the West of inciting “further bloodshed” in Ukraine

Western countries, by “pumping” weapons into Ukraine, risk leading the US and Russia “onto the path of direct military confrontation,” Moscow’s ambassador to Washington, Anatoly Antonov, said earlier this week.

Since the launch of Russia’s military offensive in Ukraine, NATO countries and their allies have refrained from direct military involvement in the conflict, but have been actively providing Kiev with weapons and ammunition. By doing so, the ambassador said in an interview with Newsweek, Western states are “directly involved in the current events” and are inciting “further bloodshed.” Antonov called these actions “dangerous” and “provocative.”

“They can lead the US and the Russian Federation onto the path of direct military confrontation. Any supply of weapons and military equipment from the West, performed by transport convoys through the territory of Ukraine, is a legitimate military target for our Armed Forces.”

Two days ago, Ukraine’s foreign minister, Dmitry Kuleba, urged NATO countries to keep providing Kiev with “weapons, weapons, and weapons,” explaining that by fighting Russia, Ukraine is not only defending itself but also bolstering the security of the bloc’s members.
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Antonov also said that “a military exploration” of Ukraine by NATO began long before the start of the Russian campaign in the neighboring country. In Antonov’s words, Ukraine “was flooded with Western weaponry while President Vladimir Zelensky announced Kiev’s plans to acquire nuclear weapons.”

The ambassador was apparently referring to Zelensky’s Munich Security Conference speech. On February 19, five days before the launch of Russia’s attack, Zelensky noted that in 1994, Ukraine signed the Budapest Memorandum and gave up its nuclear weapons in exchange for security guarantees. Saying that Ukraine now has “neither weapons nor security,” he suggested that Kiev’s non-nuclear pledge could be reversed if the country is threatened by Russia.

NATO has consistently refused to grant Zelensky’s request to establish a ‘no-fly zone’ over Ukraine, explaining that the measure could lead to open confrontation between the bloc and Russia.

Antonov stated that Russia’s conditions for “the settlement of the conflict” have remained unchanged: The demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine, official neutral and non-nuclear status for the country, recognition of Russian sovereignty over Crimea, and the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics.

Moscow attacked the neighboring state in late February, following Ukraine’s failure to implement the terms of the Minsk agreements signed in 2014, and Russia’s eventual recognition of the Donbass republics of Donetsk and Lugansk. The German and French brokered Minsk Protocol was designed to regularize the status of the regions within the Ukrainian state.

Kiev insists the Russian offensive was completely unprovoked and has denied claims it was planning to retake the two regions by force.
Source rt.com

Russia is ready

If only this will end the war..

Russia calm down please...NATO is just waiting for you to miscalculate..

Don't play into their trap please..

Though i understand your grievances with the west, any direct confrontation is unlikely to favor russia..

Kindly unthink your new thoughts please

Praxtech:
Russia is ready

Then what are they waiting for?
Russia are actually frustrated & indirectly deflated by the strategic antics of the Western allies.
It was on this premise that Putin quickly withdrew from kyiv, if not Russia could have lost a great deal of personnel & ammunitions.

Somebody should tell Putin he should be calming down. Nuclear button may fail o....
Because, aside nuclear weapons, Russia military is paper weight.

Overrated Putin.

Russia is a joke . See the country that has already been decimated by small Ukraine bragging to confront another country.

This conflict will never end well for Russia and Putin. This I have felt

sosanova:
Which Russia
The same rag tagged uncoordinated confused Russian army that has been exposed over and over again in Ukraine alongside their outdated Soviet union military equipments and old school warplanes and helicopters.
I laugh Russia

Cadamlk:
Russia is a joke . See the country that has already been decimated by small Ukraine bragging to confront another country.

Your brain is full joke's

kingjis:


Thank you.Putin is truly an overrated powerful man

You are welcome

sosanova:

Tell that to ur father
U Confused Indomie brain zombie wey carry Putin matter for head
A bloody sodomized Putin ass licker like u

I see your parents foolishness in you

Keep laughing at your stupidity

People fail to realized most of Russia's nuclear weapons were produced in Ukraine

hybrid77:


Russia calm down please...NATO is just waiting for you to miscalculate..

Don't play into their trap please..

Though i understand your grievances with the west, any direct confrontation is unlikely to favor russia..

Kindly unthink your new thoughts please

NATO must be foolish to wait for Russia to miscalculate. Yes you have more weapons and military advantage. But a war fought with nukes has no winner,humanity will suffer. Knowing this NATO needs to be careful. You can't risk humanity over Ukraine. If they can stop Russia from using nukes that will be fine,but in this case they can't. So why starting a war that may end humanity?

Cadamlk:
Russia is a joke . See the country that has already been decimated by small Ukraine bragging to confront another country.

And your US in Afghanistan. You have a short memory

Aufbauh:


Then what are they waiting for?
Russia are actually frustrated & indirectly deflated by the strategic antics of the Western allies.
It was on this premise that Putin quickly withdrew from kyiv, if not Russia could have lost a great deal of personnel & ammunitions.

lol
stop feeding yourself with lies
nato can't confront Russia
so that should not use Ukraine as a playground

Babalawoniger:
Somebody should tell Putin he should be calming down. Nuclear button may fail o....
Because, aside nuclear weapons, Russia military is paper weight.

you watch us military movies too much
that makes you think

Imagine Russia hitting poland with bomb naw NATO go just bomberd Russia Eeh! Then russia drop nuke everywhere go calm down

Putin making mouth, He knows that will be a suicide mission.

When you talk tough to shield your shame.Putin now understands that he gravely miscalculated his move to attack ukraine.But I still don't understand why he insists on talking tough in Moscow while he can't actually and practically fight France not to talk of U.K.

Zenlenskyy's Ukrainian army has just exposed the concealed Russian army weaknesses.

sosanova:

Ur papa just waste sperm born janja-weed monkey like u.
Just 1 Gold circle condom would have prevented a waste of space like u
Keep moving from thread to thread , wailing and abusing people over their post on Putin and Russia, jobless he goat wey u be
Ur mate dey cash out big time, old man like u dey move from thread to thread all over Nairaland ,dey abuse people wey go bring u out of ur misery and poverty, over their opinion on Putin ur god. Poverty and sapa no dey tire u.

I see your parents foolishness in you

Send your account number let me send you some money...Cause I see your parents porverty blood in you

Bonesbreaker:
Imagine Russia hitting poland with bomb naw NATO go just bomberd Russia Eeh! Then russia drop nuke everywhere go calm down

And you expected that Russia will not donate in return all nations that sent a bomb towards it.?
Everybody go collect more than enough

BritishNaija:
Putin making mouth, He knows that will be a suicide mission.

Sending more weapons only makes the war in Ukraine messy!
And Ukraine will be the testing ground or bomb dumping ground

Like I also said

When sending of weapons fails

Is it not to start sending military personnel?

Is that not a possibility and will it not result in ww3

Help2020:
NATO must be foolish to wait for Russia to miscalculate. Yes you have more weapons and military advantage. But a war fought with nukes has no winner,humanity will suffer. Knowing this NATO needs to be careful. You can't risk humanity over Ukraine. If they can stop Russia from using nukes that will be fine,but in this case they can't. So why starting a war that may end humanity?

Sadly, they can’t stop Russia from using nukes, to be honest na west go lose most in the event of nuclear wars, just sample pictures of Russia and compare with those beautiful skyscrapers in the west…hahaha…though no winner at the end of day but who go lose most…nah why dem Dey careful be that…. I know it will never lead to nuclear war, God forbid… make dem dey run am like this b4 dem decide to siddon talk

Praxtech:
Russia is ready

THEY HAVE BEEN BARKING WITHOUT ACTION SINCE FEB 24TH

Help2020:

And your US in Afghanistan. You have a short memory

YOU ARE THE ONE WITH NO MEMORIES AT ALL. WHAT WAS THE SOLE AIM OF U.S IN AFGHAN ?