Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will issue new warnings to the West on Wednesday.
During a visit to Saudi Arabia, Lavrov said that deliveries of US advanced missile systems increase the risk of “a third country” being drawn into the conflict.
It is currently unclear which countries he believes may be involved in the conflict.
The statement came in response to a question about US plans to deliver advanced missile systems that could hit Russian targets at long range. Among them is the “extremely precise” M142 HIMARS system.
The United States has previously announced plans to supply, and has delivered, a number of weapons systems to Ukraine.
The M142 system is referred to as a “game changer” by the British defense expert Michael Clarke.
– When we think of weapon systems, we often talk about “game changers”. If the Ukrainians get enough of these in a short time, they will be able to change the game, because they can compete with Russian artillery, which is the Russians’ best card, Clarke tells Sky News.
– The Russians are very good with artillery, they use it a lot, he says.
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