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Kremlin says US supply of Patriot missiles to Ukraine will not harm its ‘military goals’
US support ‘not conducive to speedy settlement’ says Putin spokesperson, after Zelenskiy visit to Washington.
The Kremlin warned on Thursday that US supplies of Patriot missiles to Ukraine, agreed upon during Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s trip to Washington, would not stop Moscow from achieving its military goals.
In a call with reporters Vladimir Putin’s spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, said there were no signs from Zelenskiy’s meeting on Wednesday with the US president, Joe Biden, that Ukraine was ready for peace talks.
Peskov suggested the US was fighting a proxy war with Russia and was determined to keep going “to the last Ukrainian”.
“This is not conducive to a speedy settlement, quite the contrary,” Peskov said. He added, using Russia’s term for its full-scale war: “And this cannot prevent the Russian Federation from achieving its aims during the special military operation.”
During his first foreign trip since the invasion began in February, the Ukrainian president gave a defiant address to a joint session of the US Congress. He said his country would never give in to Russian aggression and that the White House’s continued support was key to ultimate victory.
Zelenskiy received multiple standing ovations as he stressed that the outcome of the war would determine the future world order. “It will define whether it will be a democracy – for Ukrainians and for Americans – for all,” he said. He predicted 2023 would be a “turning point” in Ukraine’s struggle to liberate its territory.
Biden announced $1.85bn (£1.54bn) in new military assistance to Kyiv, including the delivery of a Patriot missile battery system. Zelenskiy said this would significantly enhance Ukraine’s air defence shield and stop Russia from hitting critical infrastructure – “our cities, our energy”.
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