Ukraine-NATO: 150 billion allocated for arms

BRUSSELS - NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg said during his visit to Ukraine that overall assistance from members in Kiev has already exceeded 150 billion euros.The allies are increasing the supply of aircraft, tanks and armored vehicles. Stoltenberg added that in the Ukrainian capital he held talks with Zelensky and the Ukrainian government. "The Secretary-General stressed that the Allies have provided more than 150 billion euros in support to Ukraine ... The Allies are providing more planes, tanks armed forces and armored vehicles, and the NATO fund for Ukraine is providing urgent support… All of this today has real significance on the battlefield,” the alliance said in a statement. Russia had sent a statement to the countries of the Atlantic Pact due to the supply of weapons to Ukraine. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov noted that any shipment containing weapons for Ukraine will become a legitimate target for Russia. The Russian Foreign Ministry said NATO countries were "playing with fire" by supplying weapons to Ukraine. The spokesman of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov noted that pumping Ukraine with weapons from the West does not contribute to the success of the Russian-Ukrainian negotiations and will have a negative effect. Lavrov said that the United States and NATO are directly involved in the conflict in Ukraine, "including not only the supply of weapons, but also the training of personnel ... on the territory of England, Germany, Italy and other countries."