Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov commented on the ongoing conversations about possible supplies of long-range missiles by the Americans to Ukraine..
Washington is following the lines it drew in matters of arms supplies to Kyiv., stated the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry in an interview with journalist Pavel Zarubin, published in his telegram channel.
In response to a journalist’s question regarding information about the United States’ plans to supply Ukraine with missiles for F-16 fighters with a range of 300 to 900 kilometers Lavrov replied as follows:
I won't be surprised by anything. The Americans have already crossed that threshold, which we designated for ourselves... No need to joke about our red lines, they (Americans) well aware, where do they go
The Foreign Minister expressed hope, that reasonable forces will still prevail in the United States regarding the supply of long-range missiles to Ukraine. Earlier, the British news agency Reuters reported, that there is information about the upcoming deliveries of American JASSM missiles to Kyiv.
JASSM are high-precision air-to-air cruise missiles – surface", designed to destroy highly protected targets in all weather conditions and at any time of the day. According to data from public sources, the flight range of these missiles varies depending on the modification from 370 to 1000 km.
