Russia warns U.S. of 'unpredictable consequences' if it sends Patriot missile systems to Ukraine
Russia has warned the U.S. that if it sends Patriot missile systems to Ukraine it will consider the move a provocation that could lead to "unpredictable consequences.", three Defense officials told NBC News earlier this week. The surface-to-air defense system would help Ukraine repel Russian aerial attacks and President Zelenskyy has long called for such weaponry to help Ukraine defend itself against repeated missile attacks.
The Kremlin said Wednesday that it would consider Patriot missile defense systems as a legitimate target for Russian strikes if they are sent to Ukraine.A Russian soldier walks amid the rubble in Mariupol's eastern side where fierce fighting between Russia/pro-Russia forces and Ukraine on March 15, 2022.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian forces are destroying "everything in front of them.
The two sides are not currently engaged in talks to end the conflict, which has killed tens of thousands of people, displaced millions more and turned cities to rubble since Russia invaded its neighbour on Feb. 24. "Millions of children are facing a bleak winter huddled in the cold and the dark, with little idea of how or when respite may arrive," UNICEF executive director Catherine Russell said in a statement.
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