Russia plans to display the NATO equipment it destroyed in Ukraine in front of the embassies of the Western countries that supplied it, said Parliament Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin on Wednesday, Reuters reports.

“The proposal to install the burnt equipment near the embassies of the countries that send it to Ukraine is particularly interesting,” said Volodin, who gave instructions on organizing such an exhibition.

Russian officials have repeatedly criticized Western countries for providing arms to Ukraine, saying they risk prolonging the conflict and causing further escalation.

Ukraine requested the weapons to defend itself and to retake Ukrainian territory occupied by Russian forces after a full-scale invasion by Moscow in February 2022.

This week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi met with leaders of the 31st member of the NATO alliance in an effort to secure long-term security commitments.

Weapons sent by NATO to Ukraine provoke anger in Moscow

In addition, Kremlin spokesman Dmytro Peskov said that Ukraine’s accelerated accession to NATO is very dangerous for European security, and Secretary General Stoltenberg said he expects member states to send Ukraine a “positive signal” about its prospects for becoming a NATO member. NATO.

At the same time, the Kremlin spokesman said that France’s supply of long-range missiles to Ukraine is a mistake that will have consequences for Kyiv. According to him, Russia will have to determine the exact range of the missiles.

In a separate statement, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Russia is taking “appropriate” and timely measures in response to the possible accession of Sweden and Ukraine to NATO.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday that NATO would extend an invitation to Ukraine to join the military alliance when “member states agree and conditions are met.”

At the same time, the members of the military bloc decided to abandon the imposition of the Membership Action Plan (MAP), changing Ukraine’s accession process from a two-stage process to a one-stage one.

In any case, US President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that “all allies agreed that Ukraine’s future is in NATO” and that “we will provide security for Ukraine.”

“The results of the summit testify to security guarantees for Ukraine, which is joining NATO. The Ukrainian delegation is returning with a great victory from the point of view of security,” said the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyi.

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