Russia has informed the United States that it views convoys carrying weapons to Ukrainian forces are military targets, a top Russian official said on March 12. “We have warned the U.S. that the U.S.-orchestrated inundation of Ukraine with weapons from some countries is not just a dangerous move, but also an action that makes these convoys legitimate targets,” Sergey Ryabkov, Russia’s deputy foreign minister, was quoted as saying by state media. The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) declined to comment. The U.S. State Department didn’t respond to a request for comment. A senior U.S. defense official told reporters Friday that there had been “no signs” of Russians targeting weapons shipments. The United States has been providing weapons to Ukraine, including anti-tank and anti-armor missiles. Ryabkov described such actions as “escalatory.” “The escalatory component of Washington’s policy absolutely dominates, despite all the incantations that they are extremely responsible people and weigh every …