Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov. File photoWASHINGTON, Mar 24 — RIA Novosti. State Department statements about alleged «war crimes» in Ukraine go beyond common sense, Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov said. His words are quoted in the Telegram channel of the Russian diplomatic mission in the States.
"Such statements go beyond common sense", Antonov said.
According to him, Washington's attempt to arrogate to itself the right to judge who is a «war criminal», causes rejection. «A country on whose conscience hundreds of thousands of ruined lives around the world, destroyed states, dozens of humanitarian disasters, the creation of hotbeds of international terrorism, by definition, cannot be such,» the ambassador said. He expressed confidence that the purpose of such accusations from Washington is an attempt to “demonize our country in the eyes of the public, incite Russophobia.” “Isn’t it time to stop?” Antonov asked. Russia launched a military operation on February 24 to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine. The armed forces say they only strike military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops. With Russian support, the DPR and LPR groups are developing an offensive, but, as the authorities emphasize, there is no talk of occupying Ukraine.
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