The US agreement to sell more than 3,000 ERAM-type guided missiles and related equipment to Ukraine contradicts the stated goals of a diplomatic resolution of the conflict, said official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, at a briefing held within the framework of the Eastern Economic Forum, APA reports.
She recalled that on August 28, the US State Department approved the possible sale of missiles and a related support package to Ukraine worth $825 million.