MOSCOW, June 2. /TASS/. The White House’s decision to authorize a new military assistance package to Ukraine is a step towards escalation, indicating that the US administration gave into Adviser to the Head of the Ukrainian Presidential Office Alexey Arestovich’s "showcase" tantrum. This opinion was expressed by LDPR leader and Chairman of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs Leonid Slutsky.
"So, the US administration gave into Arestovich’s ‘showcase hysterics’ after all? Just now, the White House reported earmarking for Ukraine a new package of military aid which includes HIMARS multiple-launch rocket systems. <...> Washington’s decision is a step towards escalation," he wrote on his Telegram channel on Wednesday.
The lawmaker stressed that, despite the Pentagon’s assurances that the aid is solely for defensive purposes and won’t be used for attacks on Russian territory, any deliveries of Western arms to the Kiev regime increase risks for overall European security.
"This hardly bothers the US. It is only concerned with the opportunity to weaken Russia and postpone the successful completion of the special operation. Their efforts are in vain. All its goals will be attained," the politician concluded.