US, allies promise Ukraine arms amid Russian nuclear warning [View all]
The United States and its allies have pledged new packages of ever heavier weapons for Ukraine during a meeting at a German air base, brushing off a threat from Moscow that their support for Kyiv could lead to nuclear war.
US officials have switched emphasis this week from speaking mainly about helping Ukraine defend itself, to bolder talk of a Ukrainian victory that would weaken Russia's ability to threaten its neighbours.
One of Russian President Vladimir Putin's closest allies, Nikolai Patrushev, said Ukraine was spiralling towards a collapse into "several states" due to what he cast as a US attempt to use Kyiv to undermine Russia.
The comments seemed to be an effort to blame Washington for any break-up of Ukraine that emerges from the war, now in its third month.
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