Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov accused the US on Saturday of escalating the war in Ukraine. "Washington sees no boundaries in seeking to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia. The transfer of increasingly powerful weapons to the Kiev regime is a deliberate escalation of the conflict by the United States," he said.
The US announced a new support package for Ukraine on Friday worth $2.17 billion, including HIMARS long-range rockets, surface-to-air missile systems, anti-aircraft guns and ammunition, and longer-range bombs. Antonov said the US could descend into "absolute madness" and provide Ukraine with fighter jets, a measure US President Joe Biden has ruled out so far.