MOSCOW: Foreign Minister of Russia Sergey Shoygu has accused the US of committing war crimes by supplying cluster bombs to Ukraine which is prohibited by international law, Turkish media reported on Wednesday.
Anadolu Agency reported the top Russian diplomat made the remarks during a meeting of Russian military chiefs in Moscow.
He said amid growing shortage of ammunition in the Ukraine armed forces, Washington has committed a war crime by including cluster bombs prohibited by international convention in the aid package.
The minister noted that NATO, the EU, and their allies are providing assistance of $160 billion to Ukraine.
Russa Blames US for War Crimes on Supplying Arms to Ukraine
Shoygu noted that the US is trying to create imbalance of power in the region as it is looking for supplies of dangerous weapons for Ukraine from its allies.
He warned the US and its allies are trying to turn Ukraine and western parts of Europe into a battlefield by investing in Ukraine. He said such moves will further escalate the situation in Ukraine.
Western states to invest in Ukraine a significant part of available resources in order to turn the situation on the battlefield in its favor creates serious risks of further escalation of the conflict,” he warned.
The minister during the meeting said NATO’s membership of Finland and Sweden is a destabilizing factor. He noted that Military troops of NATO to be deployed on Finnish territory could target important objects in Russia’s northwest.
He said NATO has the presence of 360,000 troops, 8,000 armored vehicles, 6,000 artillery system, and 650 fighter jets and helicopters near the borders of Russia and Belarus.
The top Russian diplomat warned that Poland wants to form a joint Polish-Ukrainian force to occupy Western Ukraine.
The minister said the US has weaponized Poland and converted the country as a main tool of anti-Russian policy.
Shoygu added that Warsaw’s plans to form the most powerful army in the region pose a serious danger to Russia’s interests.
