Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu Says The U.S. And West Are Prolonging The Ukraine War

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday that he West was doing everything it could to extend Moscow's military operation by supplying arms.  

Daily Mail: Putin's defense minister claims US and West want to prolong the war and make Ukraine 'fight until the last man standing' by sending billions in weapons as Russia begins its 'methodical' operation in Donbas 

* Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has been seen rarely in public 

* But on Tuesday he surfaced to accuse the West of prolonging fighting in Ukraine 

* He said the US wanted Ukraine to 'fight to the last Ukrainian standing 

* He spoke as Russia launched its long awaiting Donbas assault 

* Last week Biden announced another $800 million of security aid 

The United States and its Western partners are intent on prolonging the fighting in Ukraine by funneling billions of dollars in weapons to the country, Russia's defense minister claimed on Tuesday. 

Sergei Shoigu said the West was doing everything it could to extend Moscow's military operation by supplying arms. 

Last week, President Joe Biden announced a new $800 billion package, which included for the first time howitzer artillery units, as well as more drones and other weapons.  

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WNU Editor: So much for the rumors that the Defense Minister was hospitalized with a heart attack .... Putin's defence minister Sergei Shoigu has had a 'massive heart attack not from natural causes' and TWENTY generals 'have been arrested' over bungled invasion (Daily Mail).