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By: The Opinion Updated 12 Dec 2022 , 12: 60 pm EST
This Thursday, the Moscow government accused the United States and to the North Atlantic Organization (NATO) of being directly involved in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
Sergei Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister, said that it is undeniable that both the United States and NATO are participating in the war and they do it directly.
“So don’t say that the United States. and NATO are not participating in this war: are participating directly “, said Lavrov in a video call with journalists.
The specific Russian official that country and international organization not only provide weapons to the Ukrainian army, but also enter its military personnel .
“And not only providing weapons, but also training the staff. You are training your military on your territory, in the territories of Great Britain, Germany, Italy
and other countries,” Lavrov added.
The Russian minister also said that The West had a real opportunity to avoid conflict in Ukraine, but had chosen to disregard Russian proposals to halt NATO expansion and agree to a special security status for Kiev.
Defends Russian attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure
In addition to pointing fingers at the United States and NATO, Sergei Lavrov defended the violent attacks of the Russian armed forces against electrical infrastructure in Ukraine, which could leave hundreds of people without heating right at the beginning of winter.
He said that the attacks with missiles, dro nes and artillery fire were determined and planned to “take down the energy facilities that allow them to keep pumping out deadly weapons in the Ukraine to kill the Russians.”
On the other front, Ukraine and the West say that those attacks on electrical infrastructure are a war crime intended to inflict suffering to civilians , cutting off heating, light and electricity and force the Kiev government to enter into peace talks on Moscow’s terms.
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