US Profits from Sales of Military Equipment by Prolonging Ukraine Conflict: Russian Envoy

The Russian ambassador to the US, Anatoly Antonov, said that the US is prolonging the situation in Ukraine so as to benefit from sales of military hardware and LNG shipments.

"The White House cannot escape responsibility for prolonging the conflict and killing innocent people. However, the United States continues with its maniacal persistence to adhere to the tactics of war of attrition by exhausting everyone - Ukrainians, Russians, Europeans as well as ordinary Americans," Antonov told Sputnik.

"There are several reasons for this, one of them being the presence of economic interest. The desire to ‘skim the cream’ through the mass sale of military equipment and LNG supplies: Only business, nothing personal," he added.

The Russian ambassador said the United States is waging war with Russia "until the last Ukrainian."