# More US weapons to Kiev via Turkey would make peace more distant, expert says

https://mins.news/en/item/23219

- TASS, 2026-08-15 23:11 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2173779

> Any US-origin weapons transferred by Turkey to Kiev would delay prospects for resolving the Ukraine conflict, Russian International Affairs Council Director General Ivan Timofeyev told TASS. He said Washington seeks a compromise that avoids Ukraine’s military defeat, while Russia is pressing to achieve its stated objectives, including military success. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova warned further supplies would prolong the “Banderite regime’s” agony, cause more deaths and harm Moscow’s ties with Washington and Ankara.

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