Bolivian Foreign Minister Rogelio Maita. File photoLUQUE/SANTA CRUZ (Paraguay/Bolivia), 22 JulThe Bolivian Foreign Ministry is concerned that the conflict over Ukraine could escalate into a global military confrontation, Foreign Minister Rogelio Maita said in an interview with RIA Novosti. And that puts countries in a situation of crisis that are quite far away (from the conflict), countries that are not world powers in the economic and military sense, but which end up suffering the consequences,» he said.
Bolivia extradited Russia accused of embezzling 25 million rubles «We are concerned because we see that this dispute, which is taking place at different levels and in various areas, can even develop into a global military confrontation,» Maita added. According to him, the third world war is possible. «Unfortunately, leaders and powers are playing with fire. This is a real opportunity,» the minister stressed. He called on countries to show maturity and find a civilized way out of the situation in order to prevent a global confrontation that would lead to the destruction of humanity or a food crisis. Russia began 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 Kyiv regime for eight years.» bloody crimes against civilians» of Donbass. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops and, as of March 25, they have completed the main tasks of the first stage — they have significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.
