Western military equipment sent to Ukraine to be ground down, says senior Russian diplomat

All Western military equipment that is currently being delivered to Ukraine, will be ground down, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told Channel One on Thursday.

"Everything that is being put on board of another vessel now will be ground down. All those Leopard [tanks]  will be plunged by our fire in Ukraine," he said.

Deputy Minister also criticized the West’s policy regarding arms supplies to Kiev, blasting it as "an absurd decision."

Banalizing the issue of using nuclear weapons has become another "sad aspect" of the current developments, he said, adding though that Moscow remains committed to the principle of unacceptability of nuclear war.