Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov stated in Moscow on the 16th that discussions regarding Western proposals to provide Ukraine with long-range combat weapons are prominently scheduled in Russia’s agenda, and Russia is highly concerned about all related news.
The United States will continue to supply weapons to Ukraine, a “business deal,” with the question being who will pay for it. He mentioned that there is division among European countries over whether to fund the provision of weapons to Ukraine by their own countries, with France and the Czech Republic stating they would not contribute because such massive expenditures would leave people “empty-handed.”
Peskov also emphasized that the Basic Policy of Nuclear Deterrence of the Russian Federation and all its clauses remain valid.
The new version of the Basic Policy of Nuclear Deterrence of the Russian Federation came into effect in November 2024. According to the document, any aggression against Russia or its allies by an unnuclear state under the involvement or support of a nuclear state will be considered a joint attack initiated by the unnuclear state and the nuclear state against Russia.
On the 14th, US President Donald Trump announced that the United States would provide substantial military support to Ukraine through NATO, including some equipment such as the Patriot air defense system, which is expected to arrive in Ukraine within “a few days.”