Konstantin KosachevMOSCOW, Apr 11 Statement by Head of European Diplomacy Josep Borrell that the EU should strive to resolve the situation in Ukraine by military means, is an ugly and irresponsible statement encouraging Kyiv to continue hostilities, said Vice Speaker of the Federation Council Konstantin Kosachev. hostilities by Kyiv,» Kosachev told reporters. According to him, «this kind of irresponsible statements could be expected from generals or politicians representing NATO.» «But the statement from the lips of one of the highest officials of the European Union does not fit into any framework,» Kosachev added. And he liked it. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops and , on March 25, completed the main tasks of the first stage — significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.
