The Russian Foreign Ministry summoned the U.S.

ambassador on Tuesday over what it called Washingtons expanding participation in the war in Ukraine, the Interfax news firm reported.The Foreign Ministry served a notice to the U.S.

Ambassador to Moscow Lynne Tracy, implicating Washington of supplying weapons to the Armed Forces of Ukraine along with sharing information on Russias military and civilian infrastructure with Kyiv.

In this regard, the ambassador has been notified of the counter-productivity of the present aggressive U.S.

course, a Foreign Ministry statement said.The ministry also required the U.S.

withdraw soldiers and equipment from Ukraine-- a recommendation to Western military assistance to the country.

It was kept in mind in particular that in order to de-escalate the circumstance, Washington needs to take steps to ensure the withdrawal of U.S.-NATO soldiers and equipment and also stop its anti-Russian activities, the ministry added.The move comes just a day after U.S.

President Joe Biden made a journey to Kyiv, assuring $500 million in fresh arms shipment to Ukraine ahead of the first anniversary of the Russian invasion.Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin swore on Tuesday to continue with Russias military campaign in the nation and said that further Western arms shipment to Ukraine would provoke a Russian action.

The more long-range Western systems are provided into Ukraine, the further well have to press the threat from our borders, Putin said in an address to both houses of parliament in Moscow.