The “operation in Ukraine” is not a beginning, but the end of the Donbas war, the Russian embassy in Athens said in a statement, responding to the criticism.
The Russian embassy also claims that NATO’s continued expansion to the Russian border poses a fundamental threat to Russia. “Military exploitation of Ukrainian territory is unacceptable to Russia,” he said.
In particular, as the Russian embassy states in its announcement today, “our country’s plans do not include the occupation of Ukrainian territories. The Russian Armed Forces do not hit cities in Ukraine, but only military infrastructure. No civilian population is threatened. By no means is the operation in Ukraine a beginning, but the end of the war that Kiev started in 2014 against Donbass. “Our operation will prevent a global conflict for the benefit of all humanity.”
“The continuous expansion of NATO is the red line that has been talked about for 30 years. And unfortunately we were not listened to. Since December 2021, we have once again sought to reach an agreement with the United States and its allies on security principles in Europe. But the United States and NATO have rejected a dialogue on security guarantees and Ukraine’s neutral status. They have once again proved that they are completely unaware of our legitimate security interests. Military exploitation of Ukrainian territories is unacceptable to Russia. Ukraine has been under full external control since the 2014 coup, has been equipped by NATO and is loaded with weapons. The Ukrainian president recently revealed that he is even claiming possession of nuclear weapons, something that could soon become a reality. For Russia it is a matter of life and death. The pistol in our temple had to be neutralized. In addition, since 2014, Kiev has pursued a criminal policy of genocide against the millions of people living in Donbas, while, with the support of the West, it has not done the slightest thing to implement the Minsk Agreements, which provided for autonomy of Donbas in the framework of of Ukraine. Russia did everything possible to resolve the Donbas problem by peaceful means. We have been waiting for so many years. But everything was in vain. For eight years Kiev militarily attacked Donbass, its millions of inhabitants, hundreds of thousands of Russian citizens there. But the countries of the West, with the arrogance that distinguishes them, showed no sensitivity for these people, who experienced daily bombing. “The sensitivity of the West is selective, it concerns only” its own “, he states.
In addition, the Russian embassy claims: “We have methodically transferred our positions to the EU and NATO countries, including Greece, all the previous years. Our arguments about the dangers posed to Russia have been ignored. In order to protect Russia itself from those who have taken Ukraine hostage and are trying to use it against us, as well as in order to protect the Russians in the tortured Donbass, Russia has launched a special military operation in Ukraine. “The West has left us no choice.”
“We hear serious allegations against Russia of allegedly violating international law, but they come primarily from those who have violated it in all previous decades,” the statement said. The louder they shout today, the more obvious their nervousness and embarrassment as a result of their own decisions to the detriment of Russia and to humiliate it. The so-called “winners” of the Cold War considered themselves the bosses of the world and carried out relentless bombing of Yugoslavia when NATO, without any authorization from the UN Security Council, carried out a bloody operation for weeks. Have they forgotten? There was also the disintegration of Iraq, under the false pretext of chemical weapons. Of Libya. The invasion of Syria, which led to the rise of terrorism and mass migration. And much more”.
The announcement of the Russian embassy in Greece ends with the remark: “Russia is always ready for a dialogue that will return everyone to justice and the principles of the UN Charter. “We continue to hope that we will be heard at least this time.”
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