NATO Military Assistance To Ukraine Rp659 Trillion, Russia: Approaching Hazardous Lines Of Direct Weapons

Maria Zakharova. (Twitter/@mfa_russia)

JAKARTA - NATO arms flows (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) to Ukraine and military support for Kyiv, brought the alliance closer to the dangerous line from direct military clashes with Russia, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at Thursday's press conference.

"NATO countries appear to be competing with each other in supplying weapons and ammunition to the Kyiv regime, providing intelligence, training personnel and issuing instructions on how to carry out combat operations, thus getting closer to the dangerous line of direct armed clashes with Russia," Zakharova said., quoted from TASS October 21.

Zakharova drew attention to the fact that Western military support for Ukraine, according to recent data, had reached a value of around $42.3 billion or around Rp659,721,375,000,000.

Of this amount, it is said that around 28.3 billion US dollars or around Rp. 441,373,875,000,000 of which was provided by the United States.

"You (NATO countries) are not just accomplices to crimes committed by the Kyiv regime. You are people you regularly mention in your declarations and statements. You are sponsors of terrorist activities that take place under the auspices of the Kyiv regime and with direct participation of NATO, both as US-led alliances and as members of its individuals," he concluded.