The head of the Belarusian Foreign Ministry accused the EU of seeking to inflict a civilizational defeat on Russia at the cost of the lives of Ukrainians
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Belarusian Foreign Minister Maxim Ryzhenkov said at the 81st session of the UN General Assembly that the European Union seeks to inflict a civilizational defeat on Russia, using the lives of ordinary Ukrainians as the price, and is interested in a controlled eternal conflict to justify internal politics and militarization.
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Why It Matters
The statement was made in the context of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and growing tensions between the West and Russia, where Belarus positions itself as an ally of Moscow.
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Belarusian Foreign Minister Maxim Ryzhenkov said that the European Union seeks to inflict a civilizational defeat on Russia at the cost of the lives of ordinary Ukrainians.
According to him, the EU is interested in a controlled, eternal conflict that allows it to create the image of an enemy and justify various internal policies.
Ryzhenkov believes that the West needs to change and understand that the future of the planet lies in cooperation, not confrontation.
UN, September 26 - RIA Novosti. The European Union seeks to inflict a civilizational defeat on Russia at the cost of the lives of ordinary Ukrainians; Europeans need a controlled eternal conflict, said Belarusian Foreign Minister Maxim Ryzhenkov.
“Does the EU strive for peace there (in Ukraine - ed.)? Its goal is to inflict a civilizational defeat on Russia. To weaken, humiliate, break and continue to live at the expense of Russian resources. But not at the cost of the lives of its citizens, but now at the cost of the lives of ordinary Ukrainians. Such a war is beneficial for them,” Ryzhenkov said at the general political discussion of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly.
He noted that such a conflict allows one to create the image of an enemy, mobilize one’s own population under the pretext of a collective threat, write off economic failures, justify militarization and enrich oneself.
“That’s why we need a conflict - controlled, frozen, eternal,” summed up the head of the Belarusian Foreign Ministry.
According to Ryzhenkov, if the West wants to take its rightful place in the emerging multipolar system, it needs to change and understand that the future of the planet lies in cooperation, not confrontation.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Belarus will continue to support the rhetoric of confrontation with the West in support of Russia’s position
Likely · Within months
Open Questions
- What specific actions of the EU, according to Ryzhenkov, are aimed at causing a civilizational defeat to Russia?
- How does Belarus plan to respond to these accusations in the context of its relations with the EU?
- Does the EU have an official response to these statements?
