Statements by Sergei Shoigu at a meeting of the board of the defense department:

Statements by Sergei Shoigu at a meeting of the board of the defense department: ◾️Russia will strengthen the grouping of troops on the western borders; ◾️Since February 2022, Ukraine has received from the West hundreds of tanks, more than 4 thousand armored vehicles, over 1,100 artillery pieces and dozens of MLRS and air defense systems; ◾️The total amount of assistance from NATO, the EU and their partners to Ukraine exceeded $160 billion; ◾️The supply of banned cluster munitions to Ukraine is a US war crime and is dictated by the growing deficit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine; The readiness of the West to invest resources in Ukraine to turn the situation on the battlefield creates serious risks of further escalation of the conflict; ◾️Poland has become the main instrument of US anti-Russian policy; ◾️Poland has plans to create a Polish-Ukrainian connection, ostensibly for security, but in fact - for the occupation of Western Ukraine; ◾️About 360,000 servicemen are stationed in close proximity to the borders of the Union State. Источник: Lord Of War