*State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin says the world governments giving more powerful weapons to Ukraine could cause a ‘global tragedy that would destroy their countries’

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Amid the country’s continued destruction of lives and property in Ukraine, the Speaker of the lower house of Russia鈥檚 Parliament Sunday, January 22, 2023, warned that countries supplying Ukraine with more powerful weapons risked their own destruction.

His message followed new pledges of armoured vehicles, air defence systems, and other war equipment but not the battle tanks Kyiv requested.

Ukraine鈥檚 supporters had pledged billions of Dollars in military aid to Ukraine Friday, though the new commitments were overshadowed by defence leaders failing at an international meeting in the Ramstein air base in Germany, to agree on Ukraine鈥檚 urgent request for German-made Leopard 2 battle tanks, reports AP.

State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin said that governments giving more powerful weapons to Ukraine could cause a 鈥済lobal tragedy that would destroy their countries.

鈥淪upplies of offensive weapons to the Kyiv regime would lead to a global catastrophe.”

Volodin stated: 鈥淚f Washington and NATO supply weapons that would be used for striking peaceful cities and making attempts to seize our territory as they threaten to do, it would trigger a retaliation with more powerful weapons.鈥�

Germany is one of the main donors of weapons to Ukraine, and it ordered a review of its Leopard 2 stocks in preparation for a possible greenlight. Nonetheless, the government in Berlin has shown caution at each step of increasing its commitments to Ukraine, a hesitancy seen as rooted in its history and political culture, report said.

France and Germany also committed to show 鈥渦nwavering support鈥� to Ukraine during ceremonies and talks on Sunday celebrating the 60th anniversary of their post-World War II friendship treaty.

In a joint declaration, the countries said they would 鈥渟tand with Ukraine for as long as it takes,鈥� according to report.

Germany鈥檚 tentativeness has drawn heavy criticism, particularly from Poland and the Baltic states, countries on NATO鈥檚 eastern flank controlled by Moscow in the past and which feel especially threatened by Russia鈥檚 renewed imperial ambitions.

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said that if Germany does not consent to transferring Leopard tanks to Ukraine, his country was prepared to build a 鈥渟maller coalition鈥� of countries that would send theirs anyway.

鈥淎lmost a year had passed since the outbreak of war,鈥� Morawiecki said in an interview with Polish state news agency PAP published Sunday.

In Washington, two leading lawmakers urged the US on Sunday to send some of its Abrams tanks to Ukraine, in the interests of overcoming Germany鈥檚 reluctance to share its own, more suitable Leopard 2 tanks.

鈥淚f we announced we were giving an Abrams tank, just one, that would unleash鈥� the flow of tanks from Germany, Rep. Michael McCaul, the Republican chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, told ABC鈥檚 鈥淭his Week on Sunday.鈥� 鈥淲hat I hear is that Germany鈥檚 waiting on us to take the lead.鈥�

Dmitry Medvedev, the Deputy Head of the Russian Security Council, said the meeting in Ramstein 鈥渓eft no doubt that our enemies will try to exhaust or better destroy us,鈥� adding that 鈥渢hey have enough weapons鈥� to achieve the purpose.

Medvedev, a former Russian President, warned on his messaging app channel that Russia could seek to form a military alliance with foes of the United States.

He didn鈥檛 name the countries he had in mind, but Russia has defense cooperation with Iran and Venezuela, an existing military alliance with Belarus and strong ties with North Korea.. Since invading Ukraine, Russia also has increased both the scope and the number of its joint military drills with China.

鈥淚n case of a protracted conflict, a new military alliance will emerge that will include the nations that are fed up with the Americans and a pack of their castrated dogs,鈥� Medvedev said.

Zelensky mourns victims of helicopter crash

Ukraine鈥檚 President Volodymyr Zelensky, who Saturday, January 21 mourned the victims of the helicopter crash, vowed Sunday, that Ukraine would prevail in the war.

鈥淲e are united because we are strong. We are strong because we are united,鈥� Zelensky declared

in a video address as he marked Ukraine Unity Day, which commemorates the day in 1919 when East and West Ukraine were united.

Ukraine is asking for more weapons as it anticipates Russia鈥檚 forces launching a new offensive in the spring, report noted.

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