Russia Warns US Against 'Unacceptable' Arms Supplies to Ukraine
23 July 2026 12:35 PM IST23 July 2026 12:35 PM IST
Sergei Lavrov tells Marco Rubio Moscow remains open to a diplomatic solution while opposing continued military aid to Kyiv.
Russia has warned the United States against further arms supplies to Ukraine, calling them unacceptable while reiterating its readiness for a diplomatic resolution.
Russia warned the United States on Thursday against making "unacceptable" arms deliveries to Ukraine, the Russian foreign ministry said in a statement.
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov "stressed that it was unacceptable to continue supplying weapons to the Kyiv regime" in a meeting with his US counterpart Marco Rubio in Manila, it said.
Lavrov condemned "a destabilising policy by European countries, which are still seeking to inflict a 'strategic defeat' on Russia," in their meeting held on the sidelines of an Asian summit.
He repeated that the Russian side was ready for a "political-diplomatic resolution to the the conflict", according to the foreign ministry.
The encounter -- the first between Lavrov and Rubio since September 2025 -- comes at a time that Washington's focus has switched from mediating in Ukraine to dealing with war in the Middle East.
( Source : AFP )
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