MOSCOW, Feb 25Russia must understand what Vladimir Zelensky is asking for in his addresses, the team of the Ukrainian leader should not give other signals, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told reporters. «We must understand what President Zelensky is asking for in his addresses, and his team should not give other signals after his appeals. In general, it seems to me that this is typical for any situation, but even more so, this must be adhered to now — in the situation that we are now observing,» Zakharova said at a briefing on Friday. The representative of the Foreign Ministry noted that , according to a statement by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba, Kyiv plans to turn to The Hague because of the Russian special operation. «It is necessary that those who are still able to make some decisions do it responsibly. And, probably, all those who consider themselves now part of the executive power of Ukraine still develop some kind of consolidated approaches,» she said. Zakharova. Early in the morning of February 24, Russia launched a military operation to demilitarize Ukraine. In a televised address to fellow citizens, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the circumstances «require decisive and immediate action, the people's republics of Donbass asked for help.» According to the Russian leader, all responsibility for the bloodshed will be on the conscience of the ruling regime in Ukraine. In addition, Putin called on the Ukrainian military not to follow the criminal orders of the Ukrainian authorities, to lay down their arms and go home. Later, the Russian Defense Ministry stressed that the Russian Armed Forces do not launch any strikes on Ukrainian cities: military infrastructure is disabled by high-precision means. The civilian population, according to the department, is not in danger. Later, the Ministry of Defense added that the Ukrainian border guards «do not offer any resistance», in some cases the Ukrainian military surrender and then have the opportunity to return to their families.Situation development — in the online report >> =»/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/4ba1872f94efeafa4735f9543e6b0fe6.jpg» />Yesterday, 16:58Russia regrets that Kyiv broke off relations with Moscow, Foreign Ministry saidPosted by: Igor Tonoyan
