Russia Warns US Against Arms Deliveries to Ukraine

Russia issued a stern warning to the United States on Thursday, July 23, 2026, against continuing arms deliveries to Ukraine, deeming such actions "unacceptable."

The message was conveyed by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during a meeting with his US counterpart, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers Meeting in Pasay, Metro Manila.

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it was unacceptable to continue supplying weapons to the Kyiv regime.

According to a statement from the Russian foreign ministry, Lavrov "stressed that it was unacceptable to continue supplying weapons to the Kyiv regime." The meeting marked the first encounter between Lavrov and Rubio since September 2025.

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a destabilising policy by European countries, which are still seeking to inflict a ‘strategic defeat’ on Russia.

During the discussion, Lavrov also condemned what he described as a "destabilizing policy by European countries, which are still seeking to inflict a ‘strategic defeat’ on Russia." He reiterated Russia's readiness for a "political-diplomatic resolution to the conflict."

The encounter occurs at a time when Washington's foreign policy focus has reportedly shifted from mediating in Ukraine to addressing the ongoing war in the Middle East.

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the Russian side was ready for a “political-diplomatic resolution to the the conflict”.