Reuters News Agency According to a report by the Russian news agency TASS, the Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov said that Russian President Vladimir Putin has already decided to prepare a retaliatory plan against Ukraine. She is confident that those involved in the invasion of Russian territory will be severely punished.
Introduction: Russian Ambassador to the United States The details of the plan have not been revealed.
The interview comes after President Putin attended meetings with senior officials, including governors of regions bordering Russia, on Thursday, August 22. It comes after Ukraine launched a lightning strike in the Kursk region, which is on Russia's western border, more than two weeks ago.
Antonov, who has been Russia's ambassador to the United States since 2017, also criticized the United States after reports emerged that the United States would lift all restrictions on the use of weapons supplied to Ukraine. But the US government said it would not allow the Ukrainian government to use US weapons in attacks deep inside Russian territory.
Antonov stressed that the current US government administration is acting as a helping hand. But the other hand is holding a dagger behind its back, ready to stab.
The United States has provided more than $55 billion in military aid to Ukraine since 2022, but continues to limit the use of weapons delivered to Ukraine.
However, the Ukrainian side stated that US-made weapons including cruise bombs and HiMars, or high-mobility artillery rocket systems, were used into Russian territory.
The United States has not commented directly on the matter, but has stressed that there are no changes in policy and that Ukraine is defending itself against Russian aggression.
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