02:37Russia: Conflict in Ukraine 'developing in an upward spiral' - Peskov
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitri Peskov said the conflict in Ukraine 'is developing in an upward spiral', while speaking with journalists on Friday.
"It [the conflict] is developing in an upward spiral. We see a seeing indirect and sometimes direct involvement of NATO countries in this conflict. We hear statements that demonstrate the absolute dominance of the political will to continue the rise of this engagement," Peskov said.
The Kremlin spokesperson stressed that Western countries are commited to 'a dramatic delusion, about the possibility for Ukraine to have any success on the battlefield'.
The US Department of Defense announced on Thursday the authorisation of 2.5 billion US dollars in assistance to meet Ukraine's security and defence needs.
According to the deal, Kiev will receive additional munitions for National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS), eight Avenger air defence systems and High-speed Anti-Radiation missiles (HARMs).
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenski wrote on Twitter on Tuesday that the country had received the first package from the European Union of 3 billion euros, approved earlier under a programme of macro-financial credit support for Ukraine worth up to 18 billion euros for 2023.
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.
02:37Kremlin spokesperson Dmitri Peskov said the conflict in Ukraine 'is developing in an upward spiral', while speaking with journalists on Friday.
"It [the conflict] is developing in an upward spiral. We see a seeing indirect and sometimes direct involvement of NATO countries in this conflict. We hear statements that demonstrate the absolute dominance of the political will to continue the rise of this engagement," Peskov said.
The Kremlin spokesperson stressed that Western countries are commited to 'a dramatic delusion, about the possibility for Ukraine to have any success on the battlefield'.
The US Department of Defense announced on Thursday the authorisation of 2.5 billion US dollars in assistance to meet Ukraine's security and defence needs.
According to the deal, Kiev will receive additional munitions for National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS), eight Avenger air defence systems and High-speed Anti-Radiation missiles (HARMs).
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenski wrote on Twitter on Tuesday that the country had received the first package from the European Union of 3 billion euros, approved earlier under a programme of macro-financial credit support for Ukraine worth up to 18 billion euros for 2023.
Moscow launched a military offensive in Ukraine in late February 2022 after recognising the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, claiming that Kiev had failed to guarantee their special status under the 2014 Minsk Agreements, and urging Ukraine to declare itself officially neutral and give assurances that it would never join NATO.
Kiev denounced the Russian action as an invasion. Zelensky imposed martial law throughout the country, announcing a general mobilisation, while the EU and US imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow.