Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev. Archival photoSt. Petersburg, 30 Jun. Deputy head of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev called the Russian special operation in Ukraine a difficult, but very balanced decision. he is at the plenary session of the X St. Petersburg International Legal Forum. Medvedev stressed that «the purpose of the special operation is to protect people who have been subjected to inhuman treatment and abuse by the Kyiv regime for years, violating all possible standards and norms.» Speaking about the threat from NATO, he recalled that for 30 years Russia has been persistently and patiently tried to agree on the principles of equal and indivisible security in Europe, but «the answer was only tricks, deception, pressure and blackmail.» «When all the means of a peaceful settlement were exhausted, when we did everything possible to resolve the situation by diplomatic methods, there was no other way The refusal of Ukrainian officials from previously announced intentions, their recognition that the Minsk agreements were just an excuse to play for time and build up the power of the armed forces, clearly demonstrates this,» Medvedev said.
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