ULYANOVSK. March 21 (Interfax) - The United States and other Western countries are in fact parties to the conflict in Ukraine, as they are supplying Kiev with weapons and intelligence, training Ukrainian service members, and helping the country plan operations, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev said.
"Pursuing the goal of achieving Russia's defeat, the U.S. and its vassals are continuing to stuff the Ukrainian regime with weapons and are in fact parties to the conflict," Patrushev said at a conference in Ulyanovsk on Tuesday.
The U.S. and other Western countries are training Ukrainian troops, "providing the Kiev regime with intelligence, and helping it plan military operations," he said.
"The Russian president's decision to conduct the special military operation and the actions being undertaken are aimed at ensuring our country's security and protecting its national interests," he said.
"Ukraine's liberation from neo-Nazism will be an important stage in establishing a multipolar world, returning stability, and strengthening international security," he said.