Dmitry Peskov. File photoMOSCOW, Apr 28The trend to pump heavy weapons to Ukraine and other countries threatens the security of the continent, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, commenting on the statement by British Foreign Minister Liz Truss that Western countries should strengthen the military potential of not only Kyiv, but also Moldova and Georgia. «The tendency in itself to pump weapons, including heavy weapons, of Ukraine and other countries are those actions that threaten the security of the continent, provoke instability,» Peskov said on Thursday during a conversation with reporters.
The Foreign Ministry announced US interference in Russia's affairs because of the situation in UkraineRussia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine.» According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, as of March 25, the main tasks of the first stage were completed — they significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass. On April 19, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced the start of the next phase of the special operation.
