Vasily Nebenzya, Permanent Representative of Russia to the UN. File photoUN, Mar 18 By providing military assistance to Ukraine, the United States is only «adding gasoline» to the conflict, Russia's envoy Vasily Nebenzya said at a UN Security Council meeting.
"Just yesterday, Washington announced that as early as this week he will transfer one billion dollars worth of defense assistance to Ukraine. You are adding gasoline to this conflict. Do you realize the danger of heating up the situation in Ukraine for your own security?" — said Nebenzya.
He lamented that this country is perceived in the West as an instrument to confront Russia. , — the permanent representative concluded. The armed forces say they are only targeting military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops. There are casualties on both sides. In the south of Ukraine, the Russian army took control of the Kherson region, Melitopol, Berdyansk and blocked Mariupol, now the fighting is going on in the city itself. This made it possible to cut off the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the coast of the Sea of u200bu200bAzov and connect with a group of troops in the Donbass. In the eastern direction, the People's Militia of the DPR liberated Volnovakha and reached the Verkhnetoretskoye-Novoselovka-2 line. LPR troops are also developing an offensive. The Russian army took control of Balakleya. Kyiv is blockaded from the West, battles are going on near Kharkiv.