MOSCOW, June 3. /TASS/. Moscow resolutely condemns US deliveries of long-range rocket systems and Mi-17 helicopters to Ukraine, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a statement on Friday.
"Amid statements from Washington about new shipments of military aid to Kiev, we took note of another flagrant violation by the US side of its international obligations," the statement said. "The package of ‘assistance’ to Ukraine announced on June 1 by the US administration includes, among other things, 4 Mi-17 helicopters, which our country previously gave to the United States for operation exclusively in Afghanistan."
"We also note that the US side, in an ostentatious manner declaring its disinterest in an escalation between Russia and NATO, is irresponsibly supplying long-range rocket and artillery systems to Ukraine," the statement continued. "We most resolutely condemn such actions by the United States, which only delay the prospect of a prompt peaceful settlement of the conflict in Ukraine."
"The responsibility for the consequences lies with Washington and its puppets in Kiev," Zakharova said.
The diplomat said these moves by the US indicate that legal restrictions "are not an obstacle for Washington in its unrestrained desire to inundate Kiev with weapons.".