Phnom Penh (FN), Jan. 22 – The Western and Ukrainian media, as well as officials, have become even more active in peddling speculation on Russia’s imminent “invasion” of Ukraine. This is how they phrase it. We are confident that the purpose of this propaganda is to create an information cover for preparing their own large-scale provocations, including military provocations, which could have the most tragic consequences for regional and global security.
Unfortunately, the most recent media reports with reference to official agencies, sources, etc., confirm our fears. For several days now, the UK has been sending weapons to Ukraine in air force military transport aircraft. At least six flights have been made, each aircraft capable of carrying up to 77.5 tonnes of cargo, which is a total of about 460 tonnes of weapons. Reports indicate that portable anti-tank systems will be delivered for use in urban areas. By the way, as you know, Western instructors have been training the Ukrainian military precisely for these kinds of military operations at the Yavorov training ground in the Lvov Region.
Canada has sent more than 200 special forces soldiers under the pretext of guarding its embassy and evacuating diplomats in case of an emergency.
But the United States is providing the largest military “aid” package (as they call it). In the last few months alone, Washington has supplied Ukraine with 30 Javelin anti-tank missile systems and 180 missiles for them. Earlier, the media reported plans to send shipments of weapons worth $20 million in January. Overall, from 2014 through the end of 2021, according to Pentagon representatives, the United States has provided Ukraine with military assistance worth $2.5 billion. Before the New Year, CNN said Joe Biden had additionally allocated $200 million to Ukraine for these purposes. The US military budget for 2022 includes another $300 million to be spent in support of Ukraine.
Ukraine sees such assistance as carte blanche to launch a military operation in Donbass. The Armed Forces of Ukraine continue shelling the civilian population in the east of the country. According to the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission, the number of ceasefire violations has already exceeded 3,000 since the New Year.
Once again, we have to bring up the topic of rampant neo-Nazism in Ukraine. The Kiev City Council recently renamed a public transport stop in honour of the leader of the Organisation of Ukrainian Nationalists Roman Shukhevych, who served in SS troops; until then, it was named for General Nikolai Vatutin who liberated the Ukrainian capital from the Nazis. What other proof do you need? How much more evidence of what is happening there do you need? Eduard Dolinsky, a prominent anti-fascist and head of the Ukrainian Jewish Committee, has reported threats to his life from ultranationalists. Nobody wants to hear or see this either. Unfortunately, the growth of neo-Nazi sentiment in Ukraine is of no concern to our Western partners or any relevant international organisations.
We call on Western countries to stop the aggressive anti-Russia propaganda campaign, to stop fanning the flames of Ukrainian militarisation by dragging it into NATO, and instead use their influence to encourage Kiev to comply with the Minsk agreements and other international obligations.
Find statement here: https://www.mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/news/1795210/?lang=en
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