Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Bashar Jaafari. File photoDAMASK, Mar 1The United States was developing a plan to block Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 long before the start of the Russian operation in Ukraine, Washington provoked Kyiv into a conflict with Moscow in order to cut Europe off from Russian gas, Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Bashar Jaafari said. were targeting Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2, which carry Russian gas to Europe, prior to the events in Ukraine, so Biden summoned the Emir of Qatar to Washington and discussed with him Qatar’s ability to meet Europe’s gas supply needs if necessary,» Jaafari said in an interview with RIA Novosti. He added that Biden, of course, could not read the future and did not know that President Putin would decide to launch an operation in Ukraine. According to the deputy minister, the actions of the United States are the use of the economy to achieve political goals. «The West understood that they were pushing the Ukrainian president into conflict in order to blow up the situation in Ukraine. Therefore, they held a summit of gas exporting countries in Doha and then called the Qatari emir. All this suggests that President Putin has been in a position of defense all this time, not an attack,» he added.On February 21, the Syrian permanent representative to the UN accused the West of aggravating the situation in Ukraine. On February 21, Putin signed decrees recognizing the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics, which had declared independence from Kyiv back in 2014, and on February 24, Russia launched a military operation to demilitarize Ukraine. In an address to fellow citizens, Putin said that circumstances “require decisive and immediate action,” as the Donbass republics have asked for help. According to the Russian leader, the entire responsibility for the bloodshed will be on the conscience of the ruling regime in Ukraine. In response, Western countries have imposed another anti-Russian sanctions since 2014. Many EU countries announced the decision to close the airspace for Russian aircraft. The Russian Federation responded by restricting the use of its airspace to flights of aircraft associated with or registered with the UK, including transit flights, from 25 February. As the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said earlier, the Western sanctions are very serious, Russia was preparing for them in advance. He added that they require analysis and coordination of departments in order to develop response measures that are in the interests of the Russian Federation. /2022/03/2aaf827e69524ee1b7fd255593812942.jpg» />Syria condemned the West's anti-Russian campaign around the situation in UkrainePosted by: N. Brykin
