Published:
11 sep 2024 09:40 GMT
“For all these actions, a special military operation is the answer,” the Russian presidential spokesman said.
The decision to allow Kiev to attack Russian territory with long-range weapons has already been taken by the West and is now being “formalized” through the media, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Wednesday.
According to the spokesman, Russia’s response to such a measure would be “appropriate.” “For all these actions, a special military operation is the answer. Every decision of this kind, taken by the collective West and then attributed to Ukraine, is a shameful act.” a further confirmation of the justification, necessity and non-alternativeness of the military special operation“, he stressed.
Peskov also noted that the West’s attempts to “distance” itself from the conflict continue. “We do not believe that this will work. The involvement of the United States and European countries in the conflict in Ukraine is direct, of an immediate nature,” he said, adding: “Each new step increases the degree of this involvement.even though there is no way to increase it.”
Asked whether a call from US President Joe Biden to Russian President Vladimir Putin could end the conflict, Peskov said that “such a call would not end anything.” “We have repeatedly said that the issue can be resolved in many ways if the US abandons its policy of using Ukraine as expendable material in an attempt to suppress everything related to Russia,” he stressed.
“All necessary means to continue carrying out the special military operation”
Among other things, the senior official commented on rumors about the alleged shipment of Iranian ballistic missiles to Russia. “We hear a lot of speculation about the supply of weapons to the Russian Federation. All of them are baseless.“, he said. In this context, Peskov stressed that Russia “is developing its relations with several states” and is cooperating with them “in very diverse areas.”
“We will continue to cooperate in the interests of our countries,” he said. “As for the work of the Russian Armed Forces, they have a full arsenal of all the necessary means to continue conducting the military special operation,” he concluded.
