Zakharova: Kiev's militaristic aspirations are supported by the United States and its NATO allies Western countries in the “military pumping” of Ukraine, the correspondent of “Lenta.ru” reports.
“Kiev's militaristic aspirations are supported by the United States, its NATO allies. They are stepping up efforts for the military development of Ukrainian territory, strengthening their presence in the Black Sea region, “Zakharova said at a briefing on November 17.
According to her, in the West, this is called cooperation, but in fact,” we are talking about military pumping of Ukraine. ”
“ There are statements from European capitals about their readiness to transfer additional contingents to Ukraine, ”Zakharova continued. – Given that the set of measures for the implementation of the Minsk agreements, namely, paragraph 10, directly requires the withdrawal of all foreign armed formations, military equipment and mercenaries under the supervision of the OSCE. It turns out that not only Kiev, but also Western countries are violating the Minsk agreements. ”
The representative of the Foreign Ministry also commented on Kiev's protest in connection with the decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin on humanitarian aid to the self-proclaimed republics of Donbass. Zakharova said that according to the Minsk agreements, Donbass has the right to conduct cross-border cooperation with Russian regions.
Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has a desire to unleash a conflict in Donbass in the hope of countries' help West.