Russia warns Türkiye and US that arms supplies to Ukraine will damage relations

Turkey requested permission from Washington last week to send Ukraine tens of thousands of artillery projectiles and cluster munitions rockets that had sat in Ankara's stockpiles for decades.

Vladimir Putin long maintained a tacit understanding with the Russian people.

As the conflict between Russia and Ukraine continued to keep the region on edge, diplomatic unease seems to have emerged as Moscow on Saturday demanded explanations from the US and Turkey over reports of a potential transfer of substantial US weapons held by Turkey to Kyiv.