Kremlin Tells The U.S. Ambassador In Moscow That US And NATO Troops In Ukraine Are A Legitimate Target For Strikes By Russian Forces. Demands Withdrawal Of Troops

US Ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy © Vyacheslav Prokofyev/TASS, archive

Russia’s Foreign Ministry has denounced Washington’s “growing involvement” in the Ukraine conflict

Russia issued “a formal demarche” to US ambassador to Moscow Lynne Tracy on Tuesday over Washington’s continued efforts to arm Ukraine, the Foreign Ministry said.

The move comes shortly after US President Joe Biden promised more military aid to Ukraine during his surprise visit to Kiev on Monday.

In a statement, the ministry said that it was protesting “the growing involvement of the United States in hostilities on the side of the Kiev regime.”

According to the ministry, the US is “pumping the Ukrainian military with arms and providing it with targeting information for strikes on Russian military and civilian infrastructure.” Such policies “clearly prove that assertions of the American side that the US is not a party to the conflict are inadequate and false,” it added.

Moscow reminded the US ambassador that both Western-supplied weapons and the personnel who are operating them, including US citizens, are “legitimate targets” for Russia’s military.

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.... The U.S ambassador was reminded that the weapons supplied to Ukraine and their maintenance personnel, including American military personnel, are a legitimate target for strikes by Russian troops. The Russian Foreign ministry demanded that the U.S. take measures aimed at withdrawing US and NATO troops from the territory of Ukraine, Western military equipment and stop activities hostile to Russia.

We are being told officially that there are no NATO or US troops in Ukraine. My friends, contacts, and family members in Ukraine are telling me the opposite, albeit that these forces are not in uniform. So who is right?

But for me the big question is why is this message being delivered right now? Why not a few months ago?

My gut tells me that Russia is about to escalate the war in Ukraine, and is warning everyone to get out. And if there is any direct interference from the West in Ukraine, especially from Poland, Russia will respond.

Kremlin Tells The U.S. Ambassador In Moscow That US And NATO Troops In Ukraine Are A Legitimate Target For Strikes By Russian Forces

Russia issues demarche to US envoy over Washington's military aid to Ukraine — statement -- TASS

US on Road to 'Destructive War With Russia', Warns Former Pentagon Official -- Sputnik

Russia Summons US Ambassador Over Involvement In Ukraine War; Demands Withdrawal Of Troops -- IBTimes

Russia protests US ambassador over arming of Ukraine amid Biden's visit to Kiev -- Helsinki Times

Russia summons US ambassador to Moscow to protest ‘expanding’ involvement in Ukraine -- The Hill

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