Russia says US supply of depleted uranium weapons to Ukraine is 'criminal'

Abrams tank from U.S. 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team (ABCT) is unloaded as it arrived in the Polish port of Gdynia as part of NATO's Operation Atlantic Resolve in Gdynia, Poland December 3, 2022. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/File Photo

(Reuters) - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Thursday that the US supply of depleted uranium weapons to Ukraine was "a criminal act", state media reported.

The Pentagon on Wednesday announced a new security assistance package worth up to $175 million for Ukraine, including depleted uranium ammunition for U.S. Abrams tanks.